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Hythe Primary School

Community school · Southampton · SO45 6BL

Ages 4–11 · 238 pupils · Hampshire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

39%

Overall absence

5.1%

Admissions demand

0.95 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-10-18

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
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)39%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
101.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)14.5%
Unauthorised1.5%
Authorised absence
3.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.4%
Enrolments in measure
249

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

0.95 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

21

Places offered

22

1st-preference offers

21

Total preferences (any rank)
66
Preferred offers (top 3)
22
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

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 fill76%

238 pupils · 315 places

Pupils on roll
238
Boys / girls
114 / 124
School capacity
315
Capacity fill
238 / 315 (76%)
Free school meals
29%
FSM pupils
69
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
Miss Charlotte Peppard

Location

Address
School Road, Hythe
Postcode
SO45 6BL
Town
Southampton
County
Hampshire
Local authority
Hampshire
District
New Forest
Constituency
New Forest East
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, 238 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 29%.

Open schools in Southampton
159
Primary schools in Southampton
109
Academies among open schools in Southampton
30% (48)
Open schools in SO45
18
Primary in SO45
10
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.

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  • Waterside Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Southampton · SO45 6ET · Hampshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS253%
    • Absence6.1%
    • FSM42.4%
    • Demand0.95

    0.5 miles away

  • Orchard Junior School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

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    Southampton · SO45 4SB · Hampshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS251%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM17.2%

    0.7 miles away

  • Orchard Infant School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

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    Ages 4–7

    • FSM10.4%

    0.7 miles away

  • Wildground Infant School

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    Ages 2–7

    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM33.8%
    • Demand1.00

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  • Wildground Junior School

    Ofsted: Improved significantly

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    Ages 7–11

    • KS271%
    • Absence6.3%
    • FSM38.6%

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  • Weston Shore Infant School

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    Ages 4–7

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

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  • St John's Primary and Nursery School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Foundation school · Primary

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS256%
    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM40.3%
    • Demand0.94

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  • Woolston Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Southampton · SO19 9DB · Southampton

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM25.6%
    • Demand0.87

    2.2 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Charlotte Peppard
Telephone
02380843206
Website
www.hytheprimaryschool.co.uk

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