Bassett Green Primary School, Southampton

Ofsted's report card from its 20 January 2026 inspection grades Bassett Green Primary School on 7 areas: 5 expected standard and 2 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "Overall, pupils achieve well."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "The curriculum is broad and sets out the knowledge and skills that pupils need to learn."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders are highly ambitious for pupils."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders and governors share high ambitions for pupils."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders have designed a personal development programme that takes into account pupils' context and the locality."

Attendance and behaviour - Needs attention. "The school's strategies for improving attendance and reducing persistent absence are not reaching all groups of pupils."

Early years - Needs attention. "There is variability in how well children are supported with their language and vocabulary development across all areas of their learning."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "• Leaders should continue with their oversight and promotion of school attendance to ensure that there is a positive impact on the attendance of all groups of pupils. • Leaders should continue strengthening staff expertise to ensure that high-quality interactions support children's language and communication skills across all aspects of the early years curriculum. • Leaders should ensure that teachers use assessment and checks on pupils' learning to inform subsequent teaching and adaptations to the curriculum so that pupils progress well across all subjects".

From the headteacher's welcome: "It is both a privilege and a joy to serve this community as Headteacher. Bassett Green Primary School is a place where children are happy, safe, and excited to learn- where every individual is known, valued, and supported to flourish in every aspect of their development."

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils at Bassett Green Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 72% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 71% and 70% in Southampton and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 63% in reading and 65% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 48 families put Bassett Green Primary School as their first choice and 79 named it as one of their preferences, for 48 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Bassett Green Primary School are Swaythling Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 76% reading, 83% maths); Portswood Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 97% reading, 97% maths); Highfield Church of England Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 84% reading, 82% maths); and Bitterne Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools (0.9 miles, Outstanding, 89% reading, 74% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Bassett Green Primary School.

Bassett Green Primary School is one of 8 schools run by Aspire Community Trust, an academy trust.

33 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Bassett Green Primary School (as of April 2026): 79% would recommend the school, 91% say their child is happy there and 29% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (91%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (29%).

43.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 54.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (29%), Asian (23%) and Black (13%).

The nearest railway station is Swaythling Rail Station, about 1050 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bassett Green Primary School (adjacent), 70 metres away.

In 2024/25, Bassett Green Primary School issued 22 suspensions, 4.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Bassett Green Primary School are Cantell School (0.4 miles), Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton (0.6 miles) and Bitterne Park School (1.2 miles).