Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good Jun 17 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Unique reference
- 141494
- Address
- Victor Street, Shirley, SO15 5LH
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 654 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.2%
- Girls
- 46.8%
- First language not English
- 47.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 37%
- Persistent absence
- 11.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.0%
White British 44%
Other White 13.8%
Mixed 9.4%
African 7.8%
Other Asian 6.9%
Indian 6.7%
Other 4.9%
Pakistani 2.8%
Unclassified 1.1%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
Other Black 0.8%
Chinese 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingBelow average-2.1
WritingWell below average-2.6
MathsAverage-0.9
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 49%
Local authority average 56%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
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 103
Local authority average 103
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 56
- 2nd preference
- 27
- 3rd preference
- 35
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 56
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.4 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 26.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 7 3 4 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 16 6 10 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 3 2 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 24 13 11 |
| Reception, Full-time | 78 41 37 |
| Year 1 | 89 54 35 |
| Year 2 | 89 43 46 |
| Year 3 | 81 46 35 |
| Year 4 | 88 49 39 |
| Year 5 | 88 45 43 |
| Year 6 | 91 46 45 |