Valentine Primary School & Nursery
Primary · Community school · Ages 0–11 · Southampton
Valentine Primary School & Nursery is a primary school in Southampton for ages 0–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 13 May 2025.
Key facts
- Address
- Valentine Avenue, Sholing, Southampton, SO19 0EQ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 0–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Southampton
- Pupils on roll
- 453 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 50.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 29.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 13 May 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils feel valued, safe and secure here.”
- “They are polite and well mannered.”
- “Pupils rise willingly to meet adults’ high expectations for behaviour.”
To improve
- “Until recently this has not been the case.”
- “National test results have been too low for many pupils.”
- “The school has recognised that some aspects of leadership, particularly subject leadership, need strengthening further.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 June 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) | 41% | 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: 28 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 28 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Southampton.
- St Monica Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Hightown Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Weston Park Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Thornhill Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Sholing Infant School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Sholing Junior School 1.0 mi Good
- Kanes Hill Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Weston Shore Infant School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published