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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 115901

Hamble Primary School

Community school · Southampton · SO31 4ND

Ages 4–11 · 349 pupils · Hampshire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

65%

Overall absence

5.7%

Admissions demand

1.33 · Competitive

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-06-06

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)65%
Higher standard (RWM)8%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)12.3%
Unauthorised1.1%
Authorised absence
4.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.1%
Enrolments in measure
332

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.33 · Competitive

1st preferences

60

Places offered

45

1st-preference offers

45

Total preferences (any rank)
115
Preferred offers (top 3)
45
Applications from outside LA
15
Offers to outside-LA applicants
2

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill97%

349 pupils · 360 places

Pupils on roll
349
Boys / girls
180 / 169
School capacity
360
Capacity fill
349 / 360 (97%)
Free school meals
22.6%
FSM pupils
79
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Claire Hewitt

Location

Address
Hamble Lane, Hamble
Postcode
SO31 4ND
Town
Southampton
County
Hampshire
Local authority
Hampshire
District
Eastleigh
Constituency
Hamble Valley
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Southampton, Hampshire, 349 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 22.6%.

Open schools in Southampton
159
Primary schools in Southampton
109
Academies among open schools in Southampton
30% (48)
Open schools in SO31
15
Primary in SO31
11
Open schools in Hampshire LA
620
Primary in Hampshire LA
423

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in SouthamptonNear SO31

  • Netley Abbey Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Southampton · SO31 5EL · Hampshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS236%
    • Absence7.0%
    • FSM27.9%

    1.3 miles away

  • Netley Abbey Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Southampton · SO31 5EL · Hampshire

    Ages 5–7

    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM21.8%
    • Demand0.91

    1.3 miles away

  • Bursledon Junior School(CA)

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Southampton · SO31 8BZ · Hampshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM28.3%

    1.6 miles away

  • Sarisbury Infant School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Southampton · SO31 7BJ · Hampshire

    Ages 5–7

    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM8.4%
    • Demand0.91

    1.8 miles away

  • Weston Shore Infant School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Southampton · SO19 9JQ · Southampton

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence7.6%
    • FSM67.2%
    • Demand1.00

    2.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Claire Hewitt
Telephone
02380453298
Website
www.hamble-pri.hants.sch.uk/

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