Waterside Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Southampton, Hampshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Hampshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2019–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Waterside Primary School is a primary school in Southampton, Hampshire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 12 November 2024. Hampshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
Waterside Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 57% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, whereas places ran out in both earlier published years, 2021 and 2023.
- Reception 2026 drew 18 first-choice applications for 20 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- It has 42.4% of pupils eligible for free school meals and 16 pupils per teacher; the middle figures across the 8 nearest primary schools in Hampshire are 25.9% and 21.2.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hampshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Ashford Crescent, Hythe, Southampton, SO45 6ET
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Hampshire
- Pupils on roll
- 170 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 42.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 12 November 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to school.”
- “They feel safe and well cared for by staff who take their time to get to know each pupil well.”
- “As a result, pupils are confident to talk to and interact with each other and with adults.”
To improve
- “However, sometimes, this information is not used well enough.”
- “As a result, some pupils’ misconceptions are not addressed.”
- “Additionally, in places, pupils do not have opportunities to practise applying and deepening their knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 December 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 57% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 18 first-preference applications, 20 offers in total, 18 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hampshire.
- Hythe Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Orchard Infant School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Orchard Junior School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Wildground Junior School 0.9 mi Improved significantly
- Wildground Infant School 0.9 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Manor Church of England Infant School 2.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Netley Abbey Infant School 2.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Netley Abbey Junior School 2.3 mi School remains Good