Bitterne Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Southampton
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.706 miles
Published by Southampton City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2017–2023 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Bitterne Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Southampton for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 4 February 2025. Southampton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
Bitterne Church of England 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 | 1.706 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2018 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2017 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 1.706 miles away, the 2nd longest of 14 Southampton primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- The 2026 Reception distance was further than in 2017 and 2023, the biggest move being from 2023 to 2026, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 6 years.
- Reception 2026 drew 41 first-choice applications for 46 offers, 0.9 first choices per offer and the 3rd lowest of 44 Southampton primary schools; every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 47% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), and 2% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Southampton schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Brownlow Avenue, Bitterne, Southampton, SO19 7BX
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Southampton
- Pupils on roll
- 395 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 26.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 4 February 2025
Strengths
- “Bitterne is a school where ‘love, trust and forgiveness’ underpin everything.”
- “Pupils are happy and kind to each other.”
- “They play well together and listen carefully in class.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils do not achieve well.”
- “This is because of gaps in their learning, especially in English and mathematics.”
- “Some children in the early years do not secure the basic literacy and numeracy skills they need to do well in key stage 1.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 March 2025 (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) | 47% | 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: 41 first-preference applications, 46 offers in total, 41 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 Southampton.
- Glenfield Infant School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Beechwood Junior School 0.3 mi Not judged
- Sholing Junior School 0.5 mi Good
- Sholing Infant School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bitterne Manor Primary and Nursery School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Harefield Primary School 0.8 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Thornhill Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Moorlands Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged