St Denys Primary School, Southampton

From the headteacher's welcome: "A school where everyone is valued for who they are and supported to be the person they want to be. We are a busy but friendly school, with lots going on. We are a school that is passionate about learning and hold the voice of the child at the heart of all we do."

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care, from £7.00 per session.

In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils at St Denys Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 59% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 71% and 70% in Southampton and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 90% in reading and 79% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 30 families put St Denys Primary School as their first choice and 77 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 2 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Denys Primary School are Bitterne Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 89% reading, 74% maths); Portswood Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 97% reading, 97% maths); Bitterne Manor Primary and Nursery School (0.6 miles, Good, 57% reading, 77% maths); and Bevois Town Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 64% reading, 78% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than St Denys Primary School.

St Denys Primary School is one of 7 schools run by Reach Cooperative Trust, an academy trust.

88 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Denys Primary School (as of September 2025): 99% would recommend the school, 98% say their child is happy there and 89% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child does well at the school (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (89%).

36.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 37.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (49%), Asian (13%) and Mixed (11%).

In 2026, 56 pupils (27.1%) received SEN support and 12 (5.8%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

St Denys Primary School had 13 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is St Denys Rail Station, about 410 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Denys Church (outside), 90 metres away.

In 2024/25, St Denys Primary School issued 3 suspensions, 1.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St Denys Primary School are Bitterne Park School (0.7 miles), St Anne's Catholic School (1.2 miles), Cantell School (1.3 miles) and Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton (1.5 miles).