Bitterne Church of England Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Requires improvement Feb 4 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Unique reference
- 116339
- Address
- Brownlow Avenue, Bitterne, SO19 7BX
- Website
- www.bitterneceprimary.net
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 410 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.2%
- Girls
- 49.8%
- First language not English
- 16.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 24.6%
- Persistent absence
- 12.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.9%
White British 74.6%
Other White 8%
Mixed 7.8%
African 3.2%
Indian 2%
Pakistani 1%
Other Asian 1%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Chinese 0.7%
Other 0.5%
Caribbean 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.4
WritingAverage-1.2
MathsBelow average-3
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 27%
Local authority average 56%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 2%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 102
Local authority average 104
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 99
Local authority average 103
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Bitterne Church of England Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 59
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 59
- 2nd preference
- 50
- 3rd preference
- 32
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 57
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 58 29 29 |
| Year 1 | 60 30 30 |
| Year 2 | 60 31 29 |
| Year 3 | 58 27 31 |
| Year 4 | 55 22 33 |
| Year 5 | 59 35 24 |
| Year 6 | 60 32 28 |