Tanners Brook Primary School, Southampton
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
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 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 72% to 79%. Maths has remained stable at around 77%. Writing has remained stable at around 84%.
Class Sizes
28.7
Avg class size
27.3
Infant (KS1)
29.6
KS2
11
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
81%
Available places
390 pupils
480 capacity
90 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Southampton
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Southampton
Admissions Demand - Southampton
Places available
2,835
Applications
2,341
Got 1st preference
93.0%
Got preferred school
98.7%
Primary admissions across Southampton (2025/26)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.97418%
Overall absence
15.76087%
Persistent absence
368
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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