Hightown Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 7 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Unique reference
- 139947
- Address
- Tunstall Road, Thornhill, SO19 6AA
- Website
- www.hps.ilpartnership.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 226 (59% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.8%
- Girls
- 52.2%
- First language not English
- 17.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 65.5%
- Persistent absence
- 25.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.4%
White British 70.4%
Other White 9.7%
Other Asian 5.8%
African 5.3%
Irish Traveller 4.4%
Mixed 2.7%
Other 0.9%
Indian 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.3
WritingWell below average-2.8
MathsAverage-2.1
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 19%
Local authority average 56%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 5%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 100
Local authority average 104
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 96
Local authority average 103
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Hightown Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 29
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 28
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 6
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 28
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.6 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 25 15 10 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 4 3 1 |
| Reception, Full-time | 29 14 15 |
| Year 1 | 29 14 15 |
| Year 2 | 30 16 14 |
| Year 3 | 30 11 19 |
| Year 4 | 22 6 16 |
| Year 5 | 29 18 11 |
| Year 6 | 28 11 17 |