Hamble Primary School
Hamble Lane, Hamble, Southampton, SO31 4ND
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Hewitt
- Constituency
- Hamble Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 349
- URN
- 115901
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02380453298
About this school
Hamble Primary School is a community primary school in Southampton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 349 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 49 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 65% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 8% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 86% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 78% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 69% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | 0.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Hamble Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Hampshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 63% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 366 |
| 2023/24 | 353 |
| 2024/25 | 355 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hamble Primary School compares
Hamble Primary School ranked 92nd of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 5.4% | 22.8% | 349 | — |
| Netley Abbey Junior School | 57% | 6.4% | 24.1% | 341 | 1.3 miles |
| Netley Abbey Infant School | — | 5.6% | 21.3% | 229 | 1.3 miles |
| Bursledon Church of England Infant School | — | 5.7% | 22% | 262 | 1.5 miles |
| Bursledon Junior School(CA) | 57% | 6% | 27.8% | 304 | 1.6 miles |
| Hook-With-Warsash Church of England Academy | 84% | 3.3% | 13.6% | 421 | 1.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 22.82%
- English as an additional language
- 5.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.44%
- Persistent absence
- 13.8%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Netley Abbey Junior School1.3 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Netley Abbey Infant School1.3 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Bursledon Church of England Infant School1.5 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Bursledon Junior School(CA)1.6 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Hook-With-Warsash Church of England Academy1.8 miles
Primary · Southampton
Other schools in Southampton
Hamble Primary School ranks 17th of the 79 ranked primary schools in Southampton.
- Abbotswood Junior School Primary
- Banister Primary School Primary
- Bartley Church of England Junior School Primary
- Bassett Green Primary School Primary
- Beechwood Junior School Primary
- Berrywood Primary School Primary
- Bevois Town Primary School Primary
- Bishop's Waltham Junior School Primary
- Bishops Waltham Infant School Primary
- Bitterne Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bitterne Manor Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Bitterne Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Hamble Primary School teach?
- Hamble Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Southampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Hamble Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hamble Primary School is Mrs Claire Hewitt, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hamble Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hamble Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Hamble Primary School?
- Hamble Primary School has 349 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Hamble Primary School full?
- Hamble Primary School has capacity for 360 pupils and 349 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Hamble Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hamble Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hamble Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Hamble Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Hamble Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hamble Primary School rank locally?
- Hamble Primary School ranked 92nd of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hamble Primary School's absence rate?
- Hamble Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hamble Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hamble Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.