Mason Moor Primary School, Nursery & Specialist Bases, Southampton

Ofsted's report card from its 24 March 2026 inspection grades Mason Moor Primary School, Nursery & Specialist Bases on 7 areas: 2 strong standard, 4 expected standard and 1 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Early years - Strong standard. "Children get an excellent start in the early years."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "The school's approach to inclusion is highly effective."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders track attendance carefully and analyse patterns over time."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have designed a broad and ambitious curriculum that builds pupils' knowledge step by step from the early years to Year 6."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have worked with determination to secure significant improvements."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "The school provides a well-planned programme that supports pupils' personal development and emotional wellbeing."

Achievement - Needs attention. "Pupils do not achieve well enough."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that recent curriculum and teaching changes are embedded consistently so that pupils' knowledge builds securely over time"; "Leaders should continue to strengthen teaching and support so that improvements in pupils' achievement are reflected in published outcomes"; "Governors should continue to develop their oversight to hold leaders sharply to account for the impact of their work on pupils' outcomes".

In its own words: "I would like to warmly welcome you to Mason Moor Primary School. Situated in Southampton, we are proud to serve the Millbrook community in an environment where our children come first. "The school is unrecognisable - in such a short time the new Headteacher has done so much to change things for our children."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, gymnastics, basketball, multi-sports, drama, coding and art.

In 2025, 48% of Year 6 pupils at Mason Moor Primary School, Nursery & Specialist Bases reached the expected standard in reading and 23% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 71% and 70% in Southampton and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 86% in reading and 17% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 8 families put Mason Moor Primary School, Nursery & Specialist Bases as their first choice and 19 named it as one of their preferences, for 8 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 Mason Moor Primary School, Nursery & Specialist Bases are Newlands Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 62% reading, 82% maths); Tanners Brook Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 79% reading, 77% maths); Redbridge Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 73% reading, 77% maths); and Mansel Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools (0.7 miles, Good, 91% reading, 94% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Mason Moor Primary School, Nursery & Specialist Bases.

39 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Mason Moor Primary School, Nursery & Specialist Bases (as of April 2026): 97% would recommend the school, 97% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that pupils behave well (90%).

57.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 31.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (60%), Black (13%) and Asian (11%).

In 2026, 58 pupils (29.6%) received SEN support and 16 (8.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Mason Moor Primary School, Nursery & Specialist Bases has a resourced provision (20 places, 7 pupils on roll) and a SEN unit (11 places, 8 pupils on roll) for autism, social, emotional and mental health needs and moderate learning difficulties.

The nearest railway station is Redbridge (Hants) Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cotswold Road (ne-bound), 150 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Mason Moor Primary School, Nursery & Specialist Bases stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 548 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Southampton (352), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Mason Moor Primary School, Nursery & Specialist Bases issued 15 suspensions, 7.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Mason Moor Primary School, Nursery & Specialist Bases are Regents Park Community College (0.5 miles), Redbridge Community School (0.6 miles), Oasis Academy Lord's Hill (0.8 miles) and Testwood School (1.7 miles).