Official inspection reports and grades
Inspected 13 May 2025
Compared with the local authority and England
The share of pupils reaching the standard expected for their age, and the share going beyond it.
| Measure | School | Southampton | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing & maths — expected | 41% | 57% | 63% |
| Reading, writing & maths — higher | 1% | 7% | 8% |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling — expected | 46% | 66% | 73% |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling — higher | 10% | 24% | 30% |
A score of 100 is the expected standard; 110 or more is a higher standard.
| Subject | School | Southampton | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 100 | 105 | 106 |
| Maths | 98 | 104 | 105 |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling | 99 | 104 | 105 |
School workforce census, 2025/26.
Ofsted’s survey of parents at this school
65%
of parents would recommend this school to another parent
121 responses up to 1 September 2025 · 24% response rate
My child is happy at this school.
79% agreeMy child feels safe at this school.
77% agreeThe school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.
65% agreeMy child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively.
44% agreeThe school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year.
75% agreeValentine Primary School & Nursery's last overall grade from Ofsted was Requires Improvement, on 21 September 2022. Ofsted inspected it again on 13 May 2025 without giving an overall grade, as single-word grades ended in September 2024.
No. Distance only counts when Valentine Primary School & Nursery has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by the local authority, Southampton, decide who is offered a place first. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or a catchment area. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
Valentine Primary School & Nursery had 511 pupils at the latest school census. Its official capacity is 570. It is a mixed school.