Harefield Primary SchoolThornhill Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Harefield Primary School and Thornhill Primary School are primary schools in Southampton.

  • Harefield Primary School scores 41 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Thornhill Primary School scores 31 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Harefield Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Harefield Primary School was judged Requires improvement and Thornhill Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 59.0% for Harefield Primary School and 21.0% for Thornhill Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Harefield Primary School (44.0% in 2022-23, 59.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Thornhill Primary School (16.0% in 2022-23, 21.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Harefield Primary School versus Thornhill Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SouthamptonHarefield Primary SchoolSouthamptonThornhill Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD41/100Stronger figureF31/100
Local ranking36th of 54 in Southampton Stronger figure45th of 54 in Southampton
InspectionOfsted: Requires improvementOfsted: ExpectedStronger figure
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll397 318
Capacity420 390
LocationSouthampton, SO18 5NZ Southampton, SO19 6FH
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard59.0% Stronger figure21.0% 62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure99.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 Stronger figure97.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census419 341
Free school meals (ever 6)41.5% 68.0%
English as an additional language20.8% 16.1%
SEN support21.7% 15.5%
SEN with an EHC plan4.1% 3.2%
Attendance
Overall absence6.6% Stronger figure8.0% 6.2%
Persistent absence18.2% Stronger figure20.3% 15.8%

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

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Harefield Primary School

Thornhill Primary School

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