Hightown Primary School

State-Funded School

hightown-primary-school-southampton-south-east

South EastRegion

SouthamptonLocal Authority

Southampton ItchenConstituency

SO19 6AAPostcode

1.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Hightown Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Southampton, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 229 pupils. Hightown Primary School is part of INSPIRE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 19%
Higher standard: 5%
Reading score: 100
Maths score: 96

Ethnicity

White

84%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Pupils

229

Total Pupils

46%Boys

54%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

66%

England average

27%

First language not English

16%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 229
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: INSPIRE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
12 Dec 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
11 Jun 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.