Foundry Lane Primary School, Southampton

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Foundry Lane Primary School

Foundry Lane, Shirley, Southampton SO15 3JT

http://www.foundrylaneprimary.co.uk

Foundry Lane Primary School is an academy. It has about 570 boys and girls aged between 4 and 11. Ofsted last inspected the school in January 2022. The present school opened in 2024.

This school is a member of Gateway Multi Academy Trust. (Oakfield Academy is also a member.)

Particular strengths include Progress, Admissions and Attendance. Relative weaknesses include Environment, Finances, Representation and Disadvantaged pupils.

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.2		Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School
0.6		St Mark's Church of England School
0.7		Shirley Junior School
0.7		Freemantle Church of England Community Academy
0.7		Shirley Infant School
0.7		Tanners Brook Primary School
0.7		Shirley Warren Primary & Nursery School
0.8		Mason Moor Primary School, Nursery & Sen Unit
1.1		Newlands Primary School
1.1		Banister Primary School
1.1		Springhill Catholic Primary School
1.1		Hollybrook Junior School

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Progress: About average. Progress in maths is above average, in reading it is about average and in writing it is above average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Admissions: About average. The occupancy rate and offer rate are both roughly average.

Attendance: About average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both roughly average.

Attainment: About average. Maths attainment is about average, reading is below average and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is below average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Disadvantaged pupils: Below average. Progress in maths is about average. Progress in reading is below average. Progress in writing is below average.

Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both slightly out of balance with the local community.

Finances: Below average. This is because the school budget has been in deficit

Environment: Poor. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all very high.

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