Upham Church of England Aided Primary School, Southampton

Ofsted's report card from its 23 June 2026 inspection grades Upham Church of England Aided Primary School on 7 areas: 1 strong standard and 6 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Inclusion - Strong standard. "This is a highly inclusive school where every pupil is welcomed and valued."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Overall, pupils achieve well."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders have an accurate understanding of attendance and absence across the school."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have a clear and accurate understanding of the quality of education across the school."

Early years - Expected standard. "Children are happy, safe and well cared for in the early years."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders know the school, its community and its pupils extremely well."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "The school provides a well-planned personal development programme that meets the needs of its pupils and community."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue to ensure that curriculum and teaching improvements are fully embedded and implemented consistently, so that all pupils can make secure progress across the curriculum"; "Leaders should improve attainment in mathematics at the end of key stage 2, so that pupils' attainment in published outcomes is consistently high"; "Leaders should ensure that interactions between children and adults in the early years are of a consistently high quality and focus on further developing children's language and communication skills".

From the headteacher's welcome: "As a school we believe that every child should have the opportunity to access high quality education in a safe and nurturing environment. We think of ourselves as a family; staff, children, parents and governors all working towards the same goal of high achieving, socially, emotionally and spiritually aware children."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, yoga and dance.

The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am and after-school care, from £4 per session.

In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils at Upham Church of England Aided Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 64% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 75% in Hampshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 71% in reading and 71% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 13 families put Upham Church of England Aided Primary School as their first choice and 44 named it as one of their preferences, for 14 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 Upham Church of England Aided Primary School are Bishops Waltham Infant School (2.3 miles, Outstanding); Bishop's Waltham Junior School (2.3 miles, Good, 79% reading, 80% maths); Owslebury Primary School (2.3 miles, Good, 50% reading, 58% maths); and Durley Church of England Controlled Primary School (2.7 miles, Outstanding, 86% reading, 86% maths).

Upham Church of England Aided Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

10.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 10 pupils (10.1%) received SEN support and 2 (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 autism.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Upham Church of England Aided Primary School.

In August 2026, police recorded 1 crime within a mile of the school, most often other theft. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Hampshire (72).

Upham Church of England Aided Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.