Tanners Brook Primary School, Southampton
Tanners Brook Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Southampton, part of Hisp Multi Academy Trust Ltd. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in September 2018. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in June 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 30th-highest of the 79 schools in Southampton with published results, and 6,834th of 14,452 across England. It was 61% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2018)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 75 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Southampton (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
Tanners Brook Primary School in detail
Tanners Brook Primary School in its own words
The school runs after-school care.
Coming up: an open day on Wednesday 4 November 2026, an open day on Thursday 5 November 2026, an open day on Friday 6 November 2026 and an open day on Tuesday 1 December 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Southampton
Wraparound care (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils at Tanners Brook Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 77% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 71% and 70% in Southampton and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 72% in reading and 76% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Tanners Brook Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 50 families put Tanners Brook Primary School as their first choice and 76 named it as one of their preferences, for 52 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Tanners Brook Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Tanners Brook Primary School are Mason Moor Primary School, Nursery & Specialist Bases (0.4 miles, Requires improvement, 48% reading, 23% maths); Foundry Lane Primary School (0.7 miles, 67% reading, 65% maths); Newlands Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 62% reading, 82% maths); and Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School (0.9 miles, Requires improvement, 71% reading, 69% maths).
Tanners Brook Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.
Mason Moor Primary School, Nursery & Specialist BasesFoundry Lane Primary SchoolNewlands Primary SchoolWordsworth Primary and Nursery School
The trust
Tanners Brook Primary School is one of 8 schools run by Hisp Multi Academy Trust Ltd, an academy trust.
What parents say
37 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Tanners Brook Primary School (as of September 2025): 89% would recommend the school, 89% say their child is happy there and 64% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that pupils behave well (92%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (64%).
Who goes there
36.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Millbrook (Hants) Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Stanton Road (n-bound), 170 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Tanners Brook Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Tanners Brook Primary School are Regents Park Community College (0.5 miles), Redbridge Community School (0.8 miles), Oasis Academy Lord's Hill (1.1 miles) and St Mark's Church of England School (1.2 miles).
Regents Park Community CollegeRedbridge Community SchoolOasis Academy Lord's HillSt Mark's Church of England School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoThis judgement is from September 2018, 8 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's June 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Tanners Brook Primary excels at creating a warm, respectful environment where children develop strong leadership skills and a love of learning. The school is particularly strong at supporting all pupils, including those with additional needs, ensuring they learn the same curriculum alongside their peers. Pupils benefit from excellent behaviour support, outdoor opportunities, and a broad range of enrichment activities that prepare them well for secondary school.
Key Strengths
- Excellent pupil behaviour and attitudes to learning, with highly effective emotional support
- Expert teaching of phonics programme with strong early reading outcomes
- Inclusive approach to SEND with carefully adjusted learning activities
- Strong personal development provision with broad range of trips and experiences
- Effective subject knowledge development for teachers with good curriculum delivery
Areas for Improvement
- Teachers' checks on what pupils know and remember are sometimes not effective enough
- Some learning activities do not focus sufficiently on addressing gaps in pupils' knowledge
- School should better equip teachers to identify and address gaps in key knowledge
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Sporting clubs, outdoor opportunities, pupil leadership roles (prefects, digital leaders), trips and experiences, before- and after-school club
Tanners Brook Primary is an inclusive and vibrant school community where staff have high expectations and pupils are well prepared for their next stage of education. The school is rated Good for quality of education, with Outstanding behaviour and attitudes.
At a Glance
36.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
37 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 72% to 79% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 77% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 84% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
28.3
Avg class size
24.8
Infant (KS1)
30.3
KS2
11
Total classes
3 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Tanners Brook Primary School
Open Afternoons - September 2027 intake
18 Sep 2026
Safeguarding during Summer Holidays
17 Jul 2026
Relaxed Rule Friday!
10 Jul 2026
School Closure Friday 26th June
25 Jun 2026
School Closure Thursday 25th June
23 Jun 2026
Children in Need
12 Nov 2025
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Social & online
Keep up with Tanners Brook Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Tanners Brook Primary School.
- Testlands Holiday Club - Tanners BrookAt the school · Not yet graded
- ActiveMe 360 CIC @ Mason Moor Primary School490m away · Not yet graded
Nurseries
Testlands Holiday Club - Tanners Brook is at Tanners Brook Primary School.
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to Tanners Brook Primary School, with their latest published grades:
- Sticky Fingers Pre-school Tanners Brook - Pre-school, under 0.1 milesOfsted, 11 June 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Learningland Day Nursery - Day nursery, 0.3 milesOfsted, 13 November 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Trust Taplins Childcare - Day nursery, 0.5 milesOfsted, 15 June 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Hopscotch Day Nurseries (Regents Park) Ltd - Day nursery, 0.6 milesOfsted, 16 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Olive Tree Pre-School - Day nursery, 0.6 milesOfsted, 3 February 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Tanners Brook Primary School is in Southampton; for families living there:
Apply to Southampton for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 46
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 7
- Children hurt
- 5
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 46 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 39 slight.
5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.
5 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Southampton is 33 (the median across 87 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Tanners Brook Primary School
Will you get a place at Tanners Brook Primary School?
For 2026 entry it had 50 first choices for 52 places. The report sets your home postcode against these figures.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
61%
Available places
398 pupils
648 places
250 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Across Southampton council
Places available
2,745
Applications
2,122
Got 1st preference
93.3%
Got preferred school
99.1%
All primary applications across Southampton council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Future places in the local planning area
DfE estimates the Southampton West Primary planning area (Southampton) will have 1,399 spare primary places in 2027/28.
Source: Department for Education, School capacity: Academic year 2024/25 (published 19 March 2026), estimates of future school place demand by planning area. Council pupil forecasts against reported places, counting places councils and DfE plan to add or remove; rounded to whole places. Explore Education Statistics
Inspection History(3)
Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good, but Ofsted raised concerns; its next inspection will be a full graded one.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
43
SEN Support
16
EHC Plans
15.1%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
390
Total Pupils
196
Boys
194
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
22
Teachers
17.7:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£53,190
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,455
Per pupil
£2454k
Total funding
£185k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.0%
Overall absence
15.8%
Persistent absence
368
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Questions parents ask about Tanners Brook Primary School
What are SATs results like at Tanners Brook Primary School?
Of the pupils at Tanners Brook Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 79% reached the expected standard in reading and 77% did so in maths.
What is Tanners Brook Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Tanners Brook Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in June 2025, was ungraded. At its last graded inspection, in September 2018, it was rated Good.
Is it hard to get a place at Tanners Brook Primary School?
Tanners Brook Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 61% of its 648 places.
How big are the classes at Tanners Brook Primary School?
Classes at Tanners Brook Primary School average 28.3 pupils (2025/26). 3 classes have more than 30 pupils.
How many pupils go to Tanners Brook Primary School?
Tanners Brook Primary School has around 390 pupils on roll. 36% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Tanners Brook Primary School?
5% of sessions were missed at Tanners Brook Primary School in 2024/25. 15.8% of pupils were persistently absent.
Does Tanners Brook Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Testlands Holiday Club - Tanners Brook (registered, not yet graded). There is another within a kilometre.
How many road collisions happen near Tanners Brook Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 46 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 39 slight. 5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 5 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Southampton is 33 (the median across 87 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Tanners Brook Primary School?
Tanners Brook Primary School is at Elmes Drive, Millbrook, Southampton, Hampshire, SO15 4PF.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)