Valentine Primary School & Nursery, 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
Valentine Primary School has transformed into a caring, ambitious school where pupils thrive. The school has dramatically improved behaviour and attendance while introducing a high-quality curriculum that helps all children, including those with additional needs, achieve their best. Pupils benefit from expert phonics teaching, inspiring enrichment activities, and staff who genuinely value them and hold high expectations for their success.
Key Strengths
- Strong leadership transformation with high expectations for all pupils, including those with SEND - receiving consistent, well-targeted support
- Excellent phonics and reading programme with expertly trained staff delivering consistent, high-quality teaching
- Dramatic improvement in pupil behaviour and attendance, with a significant reduction in suspensions
- Well-designed, ambitious curriculum delivered effectively in most subjects with clear teaching and helpful learning strategies
- Warm, respectful school environment where pupils are polite, play harmoniously together, and demonstrate values like kindness and responsibility
Areas for Improvement
- Some teaching activities do not enable pupils to fully reinforce and apply previously learned knowledge or develop deep understanding
- Teachers' pedagogical knowledge is not consistently strong across all curriculum areas
- Subject leadership needs further strengthening to continue building on rapid improvements
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with a positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Trips to local area and London, live music workshops, theatre workshops, work with school's artist in residence, community work with care home, litter picking events
Valentine Primary School has improved rapidly from its previous 'Requires Improvement' rating to 'Good' across all areas, thanks to significant changes in leadership and curriculum. Pupils feel valued and safe, with strong behaviour and improved achievement, though some teaching strategies still need strengthening.
At a Glance
50.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
121 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 56%. Maths has remained stable at around 48%. Writing has remained stable at around 59%.
Class Sizes
25.2
Avg class size
23.6
Infant (KS1)
26.2
KS2
20
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
79%
Available places
453 pupils
570 capacity
117 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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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
7.49579%
Overall absence
23.09322%
Persistent absence
472
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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