Saint James' Church of England Primary SchoolKanes Hill Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Saint James' Church of England Primary School and Kanes Hill Primary School are primary schools in Southampton.

  • Saint James' Church of England Primary School scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Kanes Hill Primary School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average). Saint James' Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Saint James' Church of England Primary School was judged Good and Kanes Hill 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 64.0% for Saint James' Church of England Primary School and 67.0% for Kanes Hill Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Saint James' Church of England Primary School (69.0% in 2022-23, 64.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Kanes Hill Primary School (61.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Saint James' Church of England Primary School versus Kanes Hill Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SouthamptonSaint James' Church of England Primary SchoolSouthamptonKanes Hill Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC63/100Stronger figureC57/100
Local ranking83rd of 416 in Hampshire 19th of 54 in Southampton
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary controlled school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range5-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll587 389
Capacity654 420
LocationSouthampton, SO30 3EG Southampton, SO19 6FW
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard64.0% 67.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard13.0% Stronger figure7.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 106.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 104.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census587 389
Free school meals (ever 6)14.7% 52.7%
English as an additional language7.5% 13.4%
SEN support12.8% 13.1%
SEN with an EHC plan1.7% 5.4%
Attendance
Overall absence4.0% Stronger figure6.4% 6.2%
Persistent absence7.4% Stronger figure18.4% 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.

Saint James' Church of England Primary School

Kanes Hill Primary School

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