Shamblehurst Primary SchoolKings Copse Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Shamblehurst Primary School and Kings Copse Primary School are primary schools in Southampton.

  • Shamblehurst Primary School scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Kings Copse Primary School scores 46 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Shamblehurst Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Shamblehurst Primary School was judged Good and Kings Copse 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 65.0% for Shamblehurst Primary School and 59.0% for Kings Copse Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Shamblehurst Primary School (82.0% in 2022-23, 65.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Kings Copse Primary School (38.0% in 2022-23, 59.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Shamblehurst Primary School versus Kings Copse Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SouthamptonShamblehurst Primary SchoolSouthamptonKings Copse Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC68/100Stronger figureD46/100
Local ranking51st of 411 in Hampshire Stronger figure238th of 411 in Hampshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range5-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll404 230
Capacity450 227
LocationSouthampton, SO30 4EJ Southampton, SO30 0PQ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard65.0% Stronger figure59.0% 62.0%
At higher standard10.0% Stronger figure3.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 106.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 105.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census401 227
Free school meals (ever 6)23.4% 20.7%
English as an additional language5.5% 10.1%
SEN support18.7% 8.4%
SEN with an EHC plan6.0% 7.0%
Attendance
Overall absence4.6% Stronger figure5.3% 6.2%
Persistent absence9.3% Stronger figure14.1% 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.

Shamblehurst Primary School

Kings Copse Primary School

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