# Bitterne Church of England Primary School

Bitterne Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Southampton, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 395 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E116339. [Southampton](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary controlled school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 395
- Council: Southampton
- URN: 116339

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 4 February 2025
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Requires improvement
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 47% of pupils at Bitterne Church of England Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 57% in Southampton and 62% in England.
2% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Southampton | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 57% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 2% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Glenfield Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/glenfield-infant-school-e140516): 430 m. Primary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met
- [Beechwood Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beechwood-junior-school-e140263): 560 m. Primary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Itchen College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/itchen-college-e130704): 650 m. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Sholing Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sholing-junior-school-e145456): 760 m. Primary. Good (overall), June 2022. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Yarrow Heights School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/yarrow-heights-school-e148599): 840 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [CHARLTON HOUSE SCHOOL LIMITED](https://openindex.co.uk/school/charlton-house-school-limited-e116567): 850 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/116339)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/116339)

## How to cite

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