Banister Primary School

Banister Primary School continues to be a good school, maintaining high standards of education and support for its pupils. The school successfully caters to a diverse student body, including a notable proportion of disadvantaged pupils, those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), and children who speak English as an additional language. Strong relationships between staff and students foster a safe, nurturing environment where pupils are encouraged to thrive academically and personally. The curriculum is ambitious and effectively sequenced, although there are areas for improvement in assessing students' knowledge in certain subjects.

Strengths

• High aspirations for all pupils, including those with SEND and disadvantaged backgrounds.
• Strong staff training that equips teachers to deliver the curriculum effectively.
• Above average phonics results, significantly better than the national average.
• Effective provision for personal development and well-being.
• Excellent relationships between adults and pupils, leading to a supportive school environment.
• Strong partnerships with external organizations that enhance pupils' learning experiences.

Areas for Improvement

• In some foundation subjects, teachers do not effectively check pupils' knowledge and 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 Banister Primary School attended 95.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.7% 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, 0.5% of pupils at Banister 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 Banister Primary School had 20.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 27.3% 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, 27.1% of pupils at Banister Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.3% 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 Banister Primary School received £6,973 and spent £7,004 for each of its 417 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £19,000 (£47 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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Banister Primary School is part of Southampton Co-Operative Learning Trust, which runs 3 schools. The nearest others:

• The Polygon School Southampton
• St John's Primary and Nursery School Southampton

What is Banister Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Banister Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2024.

When was Banister Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Banister Primary School was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does Banister Primary School have?

Banister Primary School has 417 pupils on roll.

What age range does Banister Primary School cover?

Banister Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Banister Primary School?

Banister Primary School is at Archers Road, Southampton, Hampshire, SO15 2LS.