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Mansel Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools

Community school · Southampton · SO16 9HZ

Ages 2–11 · 367 pupils · Southampton

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Ofsted

Improved significantly

KS2 expected (RWM)

88%

Overall absence

8.7%

Admissions demand

0.96 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Improved significantly

Inspection date

2025-03-18

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)88%
Higher standard (RWM)10%
Avg scaled score — reading
110.0
Avg scaled score — maths
109.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
109.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence8.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)29.4%
Unauthorised3.4%
Authorised absence
5.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.1%
Enrolments in measure
326

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

0.96 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

27

Places offered

29

1st-preference offers

27

Total preferences (any rank)
71
Preferred offers (top 3)
28
Applications from outside LA
1
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 fill87%

367 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
367
Boys / girls
180 / 187
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
367 / 420 (87%)
Free school meals
59.1%
FSM pupils
217
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 2–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Gerida Montague & Mr Paul Lodge - Co Headteachers

Location

Address
Culver Close, Porlock Road, Millbrook
Postcode
SO16 9HZ
Town
Southampton
County
Hampshire
Local authority
Southampton
District
Southampton
Constituency
Southampton Test
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 2–11, in Southampton, Southampton, 367 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 59.1%.

Open schools in Southampton
159
Primary schools in Southampton
109
Academies among open schools in Southampton
30% (48)
Open schools in SO16
28
Primary in SO16
15
Open schools in Southampton LA
88
Primary in Southampton LA
54

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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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Gerida Montague & Mr Paul Lodge - Co Headteachers
Telephone
02380776162
Website
www.manselpark.net

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