Newlands Primary School

Newlands Primary School continues to maintain its good standing, reflecting a commitment to fostering an inclusive environment where pupils feel valued and supported. The school's core values promote a culture of respect and safety, encouraging students to take pride in their work while actively engaging in their education. There is particular attention to supporting pupils with special educational needs, ensuring they can integrate well within mainstream classes and access a broad curriculum designed to inspire learning.

Strengths

• High expectations for all pupils, including those with SEND.
• Strong emphasis on reading and phonics, resulting in very good progress for early readers.
• Supportive and caring staff fostering a positive school atmosphere.
• Effective monitoring of pupil progress leading to targeted support for disadvantaged students.
• Well-structured curriculum that promotes language and mathematical skills.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils needing extra support in early reading do not always receive sufficient help.
• Curriculum breadth sometimes overshadows depth of knowledge retention.

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 Newlands Primary School attended 94.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 18.5% 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, 2.7% of pupils at Newlands Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was 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 Newlands Primary School had 20.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 7.8% 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 Newlands Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 13 pupils.

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 Newlands Primary School received £7,703 and spent £7,542 for each of its 420 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £280,000 (£667 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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Newlands Primary School is part of Bridge Education Trust, which runs 6 schools. The nearest others:

• Redbridge Primary School Southampton
• Shirley Warren Primary & Nursery School Southampton
• Fairisle Infant and Nursery School Southampton
• Fairisle Junior School Southampton
• Oakwood Primary School Southampton

What is Newlands Primary School's Ofsted rating?

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

When was Newlands Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Newlands Primary School was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does Newlands Primary School have?

Newlands Primary School has 420 pupils on roll.

What age range does Newlands Primary School cover?

Newlands Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 56% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Newlands Primary School?

Newlands Primary School is at Windermere Avenue, Millbrook, Southampton, Hampshire, SO16 9QX.