Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolNewlands Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Holy Family Catholic Primary School and Newlands Primary School are primary schools in Southampton.

  • Holy Family Catholic Primary School scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Newlands Primary School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Holy Family Catholic Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Holy Family Catholic Primary School was judged Outstanding and Newlands Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 78.0% for Holy Family Catholic Primary School and 56.0% for Newlands Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Holy Family Catholic Primary School (73.0% in 2022-23, 78.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Newlands Primary School (63.0% in 2022-23, 56.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Holy Family Catholic Primary School versus Newlands Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SouthamptonHoly Family Catholic Primary SchoolSouthamptonNewlands Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB72/100Stronger figureD53/100
Local ranking3rd of 54 in Southampton Stronger figure28th of 54 in Southampton
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Foundation school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll414 414
Capacity420 420
LocationSouthampton, SO16 9LP Southampton, SO16 9QX
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard78.0% Stronger figure56.0% 62.0%
At higher standard17.0% Stronger figure4.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure103.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure106.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census414 414
Free school meals (ever 6)25.4% 58.0%
English as an additional language37.7% 15.2%
SEN support24.4% 24.4%
SEN with an EHC plan1.7% 5.8%
Attendance
Overall absence8.1% 5.7% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence21.3% 18.5% 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

Ethnicity over time

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

Holy Family Catholic Primary School

Newlands Primary School

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