Voluntary controlled school · Primary
Southampton · SO32 2LY · Hampshire
Ages 4–11
- KS255%
- Absence5.0%
- FSM16.8%
- Demand0.92
1.3 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: School remains GoodURN 116371
Swanmore Church of England Aided Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Southampton · SO32 2PA
Ages 4–11 · 409 pupils · Hampshire
Ofsted
School remains Good
KS2 expected (RWM)
67%
Overall absence
5.1%
Admissions demand
0.91 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2023-07-02
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)67%
Higher standard (RWM)5%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 105.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 103.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 104.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence5.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)14.2%
Unauthorised1.2%
- Authorised absence
- 3.9%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 1.3%
- Enrolments in measure
- 374
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
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
0.91 · Balanced demand
1st preferences
51
Places offered
58
1st-preference offers
51
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 112
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 56
- 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 fill97%
409 pupils · 420 places
- Pupils on roll
- 409
- Boys / girls
- 218 / 191
- School capacity
- 420
- Capacity fill
- 409 / 420 (97%)
- Free school meals
- 13.7%
- FSM pupils
- 56
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
Age range
Ages 4–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
0 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Portsmouth (ce)
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Voluntary aided school
- Headteacher
- Mr John Paterson
Location
- Address
- Church Road, Swanmore
- Postcode
- SO32 2PA
- Town
- Southampton
- County
- Hampshire
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- District
- Winchester
- Constituency
- Winchester
- 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 voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Southampton, Hampshire, 409 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 13.7%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Portsmouth (ce).
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Bishops Waltham Infant School
Ofsted: OutstandingCommunity school · Primary
Southampton · SO32 1EP · Hampshire
Ages 5–7
- Absence4.3%
- FSM14.1%
- Demand1.02
1.4 miles away
Bishop's Waltham Junior School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
Southampton · SO32 1EP · Hampshire
Ages 7–11
- KS265%
- Absence5.2%
- FSM19.2%
1.4 miles away
Droxford Junior School
Ofsted: OutstandingAcademy converter · Primary
Southampton · SO32 3QR · Hampshire
Ages 7–11
- FSM14.6%
2.0 miles away
Wickham Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: Expected standardVoluntary controlled school · Primary
Fareham · PO17 5HU · Hampshire
Ages 4–11
- KS254%
- Absence5.7%
- FSM21.3%
- Demand1.21
2.9 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr John Paterson
- Telephone
- 01489894555