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Valentine Primary School & Nursery

Community school · Southampton · SO19 0EQ

Ages 0–11 · 453 pupils · Southampton

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

41%

Overall absence

7.3%

Admissions demand

0.98 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-05-13

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
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)41%
Higher standard (RWM)2%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
100.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
99.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence7.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)25.9%
Unauthorised2.4%
Authorised absence
5.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.1%
Enrolments in measure
541

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

0.98 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

45

Places offered

46

1st-preference offers

45

Total preferences (any rank)
69
Preferred offers (top 3)
46
Applications from outside LA
2
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

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 fill79%

453 pupils · 570 places

Pupils on roll
453
Boys / girls
246 / 207
School capacity
570
Capacity fill
453 / 570 (79%)
Free school meals
50.1%
FSM pupils
227
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 0–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Daniel Constable-Phelps

Location

Address
Valentine Avenue, Sholing
Postcode
SO19 0EQ
Town
Southampton
County
Hampshire
Local authority
Southampton
District
Southampton
Constituency
Southampton Itchen
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 0–11, in Southampton, Southampton, 453 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 50.1%.

Open schools in Southampton
159
Primary schools in Southampton
109
Academies among open schools in Southampton
30% (48)
Open schools in SO19
20
Primary in SO19
14
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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    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Southampton · SO19 8ES · Southampton

    Ages 4–11

    • KS248%
    • Absence6.5%
    • FSM33.5%
    • Demand0.91

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  • Hightown Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

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    Ages 2–11

    • KS219%
    • Absence7.8%
    • FSM69.7%
    • Demand1.00

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  • Weston Park Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS249%
    • Absence8.3%
    • FSM60.6%
    • Demand0.93

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  • Thornhill Primary School

    Ofsted: Needs attention

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS215%
    • Absence7.7%
    • FSM65.7%
    • Demand1.00

    0.9 miles away

  • Sholing Infant School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Southampton · SO19 2QF · Southampton

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM19.3%
    • Demand0.96

    1.0 miles away

  • Sholing Junior School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Southampton · SO19 8PT · Southampton

    Ages 7–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence6.8%
    • FSM25.8%

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  • Kanes Hill Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS249%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM55.2%
    • Demand0.98

    1.2 miles away

  • Netley Abbey Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    Ages 7–11

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

    1.2 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Daniel Constable-Phelps
Telephone
02380448944
Website
www.valentineprimary.co.uk/

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