Banister Primary School

Primary · Southampton · SO15 2LS · URN 116116

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2024-04-24Cohort 417

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 60

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 49 schools in Southampton

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
67%
Southampton 53.9%England 61%
13.1 percentage points above the area average of 53.9
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
10%
Southampton 6.5%England 8%
3.5 percentage points above the area average of 6.5
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
106
Southampton 104.17England 105
1.8 above the area average of 104.2
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
107
Southampton 103.2England 105
3.8 above the area average of 103.2
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
106
Southampton 103.52England 105
2.5 above the area average of 103.5
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
33%
Southampton 21.9%England 32%
11.1 percentage points above the area average of 21.9
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
80%
Southampton 67.4%
12.7 percentage points above the area average of 67.4
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
75%
Southampton 66.5%
8.5 percentage points above the area average of 66.5
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
87%
Southampton 66.1%
20.9 percentage points above the area average of 66.1
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
60
Southampton 59
0.9 above the area average of 59.1
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Southampton	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	67% Southampton 53.9%England 61%	13.1 percentage points above the area average of 53.9	6 percentage points above the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	10% Southampton 6.5%England 8%	3.5 percentage points above the area average of 6.5	2 percentage points above the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	106 Southampton 104.17England 105	1.8 above the area average of 104.2	1 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	107 Southampton 103.2England 105	3.8 above the area average of 103.2	2 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	106 Southampton 103.52England 105	2.5 above the area average of 103.5	1 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	33% Southampton 21.9%England 32%	11.1 percentage points above the area average of 21.9	1 percentage points above the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	80% Southampton 67.4%	12.7 percentage points above the area average of 67.4	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	75% Southampton 66.5%	8.5 percentage points above the area average of 66.5	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	87% Southampton 66.1%	20.9 percentage points above the area average of 66.1	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	60 Southampton 59	0.9 above the area average of 59.1	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Southampton · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 27.3 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 58.5% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 34.3% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 27.1% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 10.9pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 33% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 10% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 20.2pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 67% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 84.2% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated Banister Primary School Good at its inspection on 24/04/2024.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?: Banister Primary School is a primary school in Southampton, postcode SO15 2LS (URN 116116).
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