St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery, Southampton

From the headteacher's welcome: "A warm welcome to St. Mary's Church of England Primary School, Southampton. I am proud to lead a school, in the City of Southampton, where so much opportunity exists for our children. We are a large and very diverse setting with languages spoken totalling more than 35!"

In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils at St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery reached the expected standard in reading and 65% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 71% and 70% in Southampton and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (69% in reading, 69% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 56 families put St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery as their first choice and 88 named it as one of their preferences, for 58 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery are Hope Community School Southampton (0.3 miles, Good, 69% reading, 66% maths); Mount Pleasant Infants (0.6 miles, Requires improvement); Mount Pleasant Juniors (0.7 miles, Outstanding, 62% reading, 61% maths); and St John's Primary and Nursery School (0.7 miles, Requires improvement, 50% reading, 58% maths).

St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.

41.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 81.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (52%), Black (20%) and White British (8%).

The nearest railway station is Southampton Central Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Kingsland Market, 160 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 1358 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, St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery issued 4 suspensions, 0.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.