Bitterne Manor Primary and Nursery School
Quayside Road, Bitterne Manor, Southampton, SO18 1DP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- Reach Cooperative Trust
- Headteacher
- Miss Amy Hughes
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Southampton Itchen
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 224
- URN
- 116089
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02380227596
About this school
Bitterne Manor Primary and Nursery School is a foundation primary school in Southampton. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 224 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bitterne Manor Primary and Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 48% | 47% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 76% | 57% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 66% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 79% | 57% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.80 | - | - |
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 Bitterne Manor Primary and Nursery 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 | Southampton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 70% | 55.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 51.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 47% | 53.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 240 |
| 2023/24 | 245 |
| 2024/25 | 237 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bitterne Manor Primary and Nursery School compares
Bitterne Manor Primary and Nursery School ranked 37th of 45 primary schools in Southampton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47% | 5.8% | 33.3% | 224 | — |
| Beechwood Junior School | 66% | 4.2% | 32.8% | 350 | 0.5 miles |
| St Denys Primary School | 41% | 6.5% | 34.3% | 207 | 0.6 miles |
| Glenfield Infant School | — | 6.5% | 25.4% | 226 | 0.6 miles |
| Bitterne Church of England Primary School | 47% | 4.9% | 24.6% | 395 | 0.7 miles |
| Mount Pleasant Infants | — | 8.3% | 26.5% | 315 | 0.7 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.
Inspection history
- 4 June 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report3 November 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 33.33%
- English as an additional language
- 35%
- Overall absence
- 5.78%
- Persistent absence
- 12.97%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Beechwood Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
St Denys Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Glenfield Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Bitterne Church of England Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Mount Pleasant Infants0.7 miles
Primary · Southampton
Other schools in Southampton
Bitterne Manor Primary and Nursery School ranks 70th 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 Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools Primary
- Blackfield Primary and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Bitterne Manor Primary and Nursery School teach?
- Bitterne Manor Primary and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Southampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Bitterne Manor Primary and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Bitterne Manor Primary and Nursery School is Miss Amy Hughes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bitterne Manor Primary and Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bitterne Manor Primary and Nursery 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 many pupils are at Bitterne Manor Primary and Nursery School?
- Bitterne Manor Primary and Nursery School has 224 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Bitterne Manor Primary and Nursery School full?
- Bitterne Manor Primary and Nursery School has capacity for 210 pupils and 224 on roll (107%), 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 Bitterne Manor Primary and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Bitterne Manor Primary and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bitterne Manor Primary and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Bitterne Manor Primary and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Is Bitterne Manor Primary and Nursery School part of an academy trust?
- Bitterne Manor Primary and Nursery School is part of Reach Cooperative Trust. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Bitterne Manor Primary and Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 47% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bitterne Manor Primary and Nursery School compare with other schools in Southampton?
- Bitterne Manor Primary and Nursery School ranked 37th of 45 primary schools in Southampton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bitterne Manor Primary and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Bitterne Manor Primary and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bitterne Manor Primary and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bitterne Manor Primary and Nursery 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 15 July 2026.