Sholing Infant SchoolSt Monica Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Southampton.
Summary of the comparison
Sholing Infant School and St Monica Primary School are primary schools in Southampton.
Sholing Infant School scores 88 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional) and St Monica Primary School scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Sholing Infant School is ahead on our composite score.
Sholing Infant School was judged exceptional and St Monica Primary School was judged the expected standard.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at St Monica Primary School (45.0% in 2022-23, 47.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SouthamptonSholing Infant School | SouthamptonSt Monica Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | A88/100Stronger figure | B70/100 | |
| Local ranking | 42nd of 54 in Southampton | 6th of 54 in Southampton Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 4-7 | 4-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 264 | 331 | |
| Capacity | 270 | 450 | |
| Location | Southampton, SO19 2QF | Southampton, SO19 8ES | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | Not reported | 47.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | Not reported | 7.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | Not reported | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | Not reported | 101.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 268 | 358 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 17.2% | 35.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 12.7% | 9.8% | |
| SEN support | 11.2% | 12.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.4% | 4.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 3.7% Stronger figure | 4.9% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 8.6% Stronger figure | 13.2% | 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.
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.
Sholing Infant School
St Monica Primary School
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