Mansel Park Primary & Nursery SchoolNewlands Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Mansel Park Primary & Nursery School and Newlands Primary School are primary schools in Southampton.

  • Mansel Park Primary & Nursery School scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Newlands Primary School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Mansel Park Primary & Nursery School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Mansel Park Primary & Nursery School was judged Good 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 83.0% for Mansel Park Primary & Nursery School and 56.0% for Newlands Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Mansel Park Primary & Nursery School (76.0% in 2022-23, 83.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Newlands Primary School (63.0% in 2022-23, 56.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Mansel Park Primary & Nursery School versus Newlands Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SouthamptonMansel Park Primary & Nursery SchoolSouthamptonNewlands Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC68/100Stronger figureD53/100
Local ranking9th of 54 in Southampton Stronger figure28th of 54 in Southampton
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Foundation school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll357 414
Capacity420 420
LocationSouthampton, SO16 9HZ Southampton, SO16 9QX
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard83.0% Stronger figure56.0% 62.0%
At higher standard6.0% Stronger figure4.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure103.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 106.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census357 414
Free school meals (ever 6)57.6% 58.0%
English as an additional language14.8% 15.2%
SEN support24.6% 24.4%
SEN with an EHC plan1.4% 5.8%
Attendance
Overall absence8.7% 5.7% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence26.7% 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.

Mansel Park Primary & Nursery School

Newlands Primary School

Full profiles: Mansel Park Primary & Nursery School · Newlands Primary School