Hightown Primary School
Primary schoolHightown Primary School is a primary school in Southampton, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 229 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), November 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 7 November 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 21% of pupils at Hightown Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 57% in Southampton and 62% in England.
0% 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 | 21% | 57% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 94 | 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
In a straight line- The Serendipity SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file760 m
- Springwell SchoolSpecial. School remains Outstanding, June 2023970 m
- Kanes Hill Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), December 2022. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)990 m
- Valentine Primary School & NurseryPrimary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- Thornhill Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 21% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- Oasis Academy MayfieldSecondary. Good (overall), April 2024. Attainment 8 of 38.3 (2025/26, provisional)1.8 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Southampton
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).