Banister Primary School
Primary · Foundation school · Ages 4–11 · Southampton
Banister Primary School is a primary school in Southampton for ages 4–11 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 24 April 2024. Southampton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2024 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Archers Road, Southampton, SO15 2LS
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Southampton
- Pupils on roll
- 417 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 34.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 24 April 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive in this caring and nurturing school.”
- “The above average proportions of pupils who are disadvantaged are supported well.”
- “Staff have high aspirations for all pupils to achieve their very best, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and the high numbers of pupils who speak English as an additional language.”
To improve
- “The school acknowledges there is more work to be done in other subjects to check pupils’ recall of the most important content and to refine how staff use this information to inform teaching.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 May 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) | 67% | 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: 37 first-preference applications, 55 offers in total, 37 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2017 to 2024, as Southampton published it, drawn on the map
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- Earlier years of exam results
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Southampton.
- Springhill Catholic Primary School 0.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Bevois Town Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Mount Pleasant Juniors 0.7 mi Outstanding
- Mount Pleasant Infants 0.7 mi Not judged
- Freemantle Church of England Community Academy 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Shirley Infant School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Shirley Junior School 1.1 mi School remains Good