St Francis Church of England Primary SchoolKnightwood Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

St Francis Church of England Primary School and Knightwood Primary School are primary schools in Eastleigh.

  • St Francis Church of England Primary School scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Knightwood Primary School scores 69 out of 100 (grade C, average). Knightwood Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Francis Church of England Primary School was judged Good and Knightwood Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 80.0% for St Francis Church of England Primary School and 65.0% for Knightwood Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at St Francis Church of England Primary School (60.0% in 2022-23, 80.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Knightwood Primary School (71.0% in 2022-23, 65.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Francis Church of England Primary School versus Knightwood Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure EastleighSt Francis Church of England Primary SchoolEastleighKnightwood Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC68/100C69/100Stronger figure
Local ranking48th of 416 in Hampshire 46th of 416 in Hampshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll379 405
Capacity400 420
LocationEastleigh, SO53 4ST Eastleigh, SO53 4HW
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard80.0% Stronger figure65.0% 62.0%
At higher standard14.0% Stronger figure5.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score109.0 Stronger figure107.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure106.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census379 405
Free school meals (ever 6)4.2% 4.7%
English as an additional language9.5% 24.9%
SEN support5.0% 6.9%
SEN with an EHC plan1.6% 0.7%
Attendance
Overall absence3.0% Stronger figure3.9% 6.2%
Persistent absence2.6% Stronger figure6.8% 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.

St Francis Church of England Primary School

Knightwood Primary School

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