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Newlands Primary School

Southampton, SO16 9QXPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Mar 2024
KS2 Results
67%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
50 1st-choice / 55 places
Ranking
#5,484
of 13,686 nationally

About Newlands Primary School

Newlands Primary School in Southampton is clearly a school that local families trust. For the 2025/26 intake, the school received 83 applications for 55 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.51. Of those 83 applicants, 50 put Newlands as their first preference, and every single one of those families received an offer. That's a strong signal of confidence from parents who know the school best. The school doesn't publish a formal parent satisfaction survey, but the demand tells its own story. The headteacher is Karen Mellor, and the school is a state primary for mixed genders aged 4 to 11, with no religious character. It's a large school, with 414 pupils on roll against a capacity of 420, so it's running very close to full.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressWindermere Avenue, Southampton, Southampton, SO16 9QX
HeadteacherKaren Mellor
Local AuthoritySouthampton
Number of Pupils414
Free School Meals (FSM)57.9%
School Capacity414 / 420 (99% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

20 Mar 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (20 Mar 2024): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 5 Sept 2018. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

5
Outdoor PlaygroundDining HallSensory RoomArt StudiosChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

10

Sports

TennisNetballAthleticsCross Country

Clubs & Activities

ChessArt ClubFilm ClubDramaEco ClubBook Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

Resourced Provision
AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultyResourced ProvisionOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:35

Breakfast club

08:00-08:35

Source: newlandsprimary.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Newlands Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.