Kings Copse Primary School
Kings Copse Road, Hedge End, Southampton, SO30 0PQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Becky Hope
- SEN provision
- VI - Visual Impairment
- Constituency
- Hamble Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 227
- Pupils on roll
- 230
- URN
- 116060
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01489785040
About this school
Kings Copse Primary School is a community primary school in Southampton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 230 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 38% | 50% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 10% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 66% | 67% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 52% | 73% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 63% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.70 | - | - |
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 Kings Copse 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 | 38% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 215 |
| 2023/24 | 227 |
| 2024/25 | 227 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kings Copse Primary School compares
Kings Copse Primary School ranked 194th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 5.3% | 20.7% | 230 | — |
| Freegrounds Infant School | — | 4.2% | 12.5% | 225 | 0.4 miles |
| Freegrounds Junior School | 61% | 3.8% | 18.9% | 301 | 0.4 miles |
| Shamblehurst Primary School | 65% | 4.6% | 23.4% | 404 | 0.9 miles |
| Berrywood Primary School | 70% | 4.4% | 13.7% | 631 | 1.2 miles |
| Botley Church of England Controlled Primary School | 77% | 3.3% | 14.6% | 357 | 1.3 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)
- 20.7%
- English as an additional language
- 10.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.25%
- Persistent absence
- 14.07%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Freegrounds Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Freegrounds Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Shamblehurst Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Berrywood Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Botley Church of England Controlled Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Southampton
Other schools in Southampton
Kings Copse Primary School ranks 45th 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 Kings Copse Primary School teach?
- Kings Copse Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Southampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Kings Copse Primary School?
- The headteacher of Kings Copse Primary School is Mrs Becky Hope, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Kings Copse Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kings Copse 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 Kings Copse Primary School?
- Kings Copse Primary School has 230 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Kings Copse Primary School full?
- Kings Copse Primary School has capacity for 227 pupils and 230 on roll (101%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Kings Copse Primary School a faith school?
- No. Kings Copse Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Kings Copse Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Kings Copse Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Kings Copse Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Kings Copse Primary School's special educational needs provision as: VI - Visual Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Kings Copse Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 38% in 2022/23 and 59% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Kings Copse Primary School rank locally?
- Kings Copse Primary School ranked 194th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kings Copse Primary School's absence rate?
- Kings Copse Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kings Copse Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kings Copse 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.