Freemantle Church of England Community AcademyFoundry Lane Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Southampton.

Summary of the comparison

Freemantle Church of England Community Academy and Foundry Lane Primary School are primary schools in Southampton.

  • Freemantle Church of England Community Academy scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Foundry Lane Primary School scores 45 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Freemantle Church of England Community Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Freemantle Church of England Community Academy was judged Good and Foundry Lane Primary School was judged Requires improvement.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 57.0% for Freemantle Church of England Community Academy and 48.0% for Foundry Lane Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Freemantle Church of England Community Academy (58.0% in 2022-23, 57.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Freemantle Church of England Community Academy versus Foundry Lane Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SouthamptonFreemantle Church of England Community AcademySouthamptonFoundry Lane Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB70/100Stronger figureD45/100
Local ranking5th of 54 in Southampton Stronger figure43rd of 54 in Southampton
InspectionOfsted: GoodStronger figureOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll449 524
Capacity465 630
LocationSouthampton, SO15 3BQ Southampton, SO15 3JT
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard57.0% Stronger figure48.0% 62.0%
At higher standard2.0% 12.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score103.0 104.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 103.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census449 524
Free school meals (ever 6)35.0% 23.3%
English as an additional language64.4% 41.4%
SEN support22.3% 14.5%
SEN with an EHC plan2.0% 3.0%
Attendance
Overall absence6.5% 5.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence16.1% 14.3% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Full profiles: Freemantle Church of England Community Academy · Foundry Lane Primary School