Valentine Primary School & NurseryHightown Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Southampton.
Summary of the comparison
Valentine Primary School & Nursery and Hightown Primary School are primary schools in Southampton.
Valentine Primary School & Nursery scores 35 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Hightown Primary School scores 39 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Hightown Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Valentine Primary School & Nursery was judged the expected standard and Hightown 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 41.0% for Valentine Primary School & Nursery and 21.0% for Hightown Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Valentine Primary School & Nursery (32.0% in 2022-23, 41.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Hightown Primary School (39.0% in 2022-23, 21.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SouthamptonValentine Primary School & Nursery | SouthamptonHightown Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | F35/100 | F39/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 41st of 54 in Southampton | 40th of 54 in Southampton Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 0-11 | 2-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 453 | 229 | |
| Capacity | 570 | 240 | |
| Location | Southampton, SO19 0EQ | Southampton, SO19 6AA | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 41.0% Stronger figure | 21.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 1.0% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 100.0 Stronger figure | 99.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 98.0 Stronger figure | 94.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 511 | 226 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 48.0% | 70.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 8.8% | 17.7% | |
| SEN support | 15.8% | 12.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.1% | 4.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.5% Stronger figure | 8.0% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 23.1% | 22.9% Stronger figure | 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.
Valentine Primary School & Nursery
Hightown Primary School
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