Swaythling Primary School

Swaythling Primary School is performing well, having maintained the good standards identified in its previous inspection. The school provides a happy and safe environment, prioritizing student wellbeing alongside academic achievement. The curriculum is ambitious and designed to meet the diverse needs of its pupils, with a strong focus on both foundational skills in early years and robust subject knowledge in core subjects. The positive atmosphere encourages students to engage fully in their learning, reflected in their above-average attendance and strong behaviour.

Strengths

• Pupils display positive attitudes to learning and strong behaviour.
• The school has effective routines in Reception that support early development.
• Reading is prioritized with a structured phonics program leading to above-average outcomes.
• Teachers provide engaging lessons that cater to individual pupil needs, including those with SEND.
• Strong personal development programs foster resilience and well-being among pupils.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects in the wider curriculum lack clearly identified essential knowledge, leading to gaps in pupils' understanding.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Swaythling Primary School attended 95.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.0% of pupils at Swaythling Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Swaythling Primary School had 16.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 7.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 21.4% of pupils at Swaythling Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Swaythling Primary School received £7,972 and spent £8,062 for each of its 201 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £37,000 (-£183 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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Swaythling Primary School is part of Aspire Community Trust, which runs 8 schools. The nearest others:

• Bassett Green Primary School Southampton
• Cantell School Southampton
• Mansbridge Primary School Southampton
• Vermont School Southampton
• Bevois Town Primary School Southampton
• Mount Pleasant Juniors Southampton
• Mount Pleasant Infants Southampton

What is Swaythling Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Swaythling Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2025.

When was Swaythling Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Swaythling Primary School was last inspected in March 2025.

How many pupils does Swaythling Primary School have?

Swaythling Primary School has 201 pupils on roll.

What age range does Swaythling Primary School cover?

Swaythling Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Swaythling Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Swaythling Primary School?

Swaythling Primary School is at Mayfield Road, Southampton, Hampshire, SO17 3SZ.