Banister Primary School
Archers Road, Southampton, SO15 2LS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- Southampton Co-operative Learning Trust
- Headteacher
- Miss Kate Vincent
- Constituency
- Southampton Test
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 417
- URN
- 116116
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02380393313
About this school
Banister Primary School is a foundation primary school in Southampton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 417 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Banister Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 24 April 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 57 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 67% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 8% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 87% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 88% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 88% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.10 | - | - |
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 Banister 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 | Southampton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 61% | 55.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 51.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 53.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 419 |
| 2023/24 | 418 |
| 2024/25 | 418 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Banister Primary School compares
Banister Primary School ranked 12th of 45 primary schools in Southampton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 4.9% | 33.5% | 417 | — |
| Springhill Catholic Primary School | 95% | 3% | 14.1% | 652 | 0.3 miles |
| Bevois Town Primary School | 53% | 4.6% | 42.9% | 410 | 0.5 miles |
| Mount Pleasant Juniors | 47% | 7.1% | 43.2% | 334 | 0.7 miles |
| Mount Pleasant Infants | — | 8.3% | 26.5% | 315 | 0.7 miles |
| Freemantle Church of England Community Academy | 57% | 6.5% | 35.1% | 429 | 0.8 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)
- 33.49%
- English as an additional language
- 54.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.92%
- Persistent absence
- 12.73%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Springhill Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Bevois Town Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Mount Pleasant Juniors0.7 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Mount Pleasant Infants0.7 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Freemantle Church of England Community Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Southampton
Other schools in Southampton
Banister Primary School ranks 26th of the 79 ranked primary schools in Southampton.
- Abbotswood Junior 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
- Blackfield Primary and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Banister Primary School teach?
- Banister Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Southampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Banister Primary School?
- The headteacher of Banister Primary School is Miss Kate Vincent, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Banister Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Banister 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 many pupils are at Banister Primary School?
- Banister Primary School has 417 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Banister Primary School full?
- Banister Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 417 on roll (99%), 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 Banister Primary School a faith school?
- No. Banister Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Banister Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Banister Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Banister Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Banister Primary School is part of Southampton Co-operative Learning Trust. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Banister Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Banister Primary School compare with other schools in Southampton?
- Banister Primary School ranked 12th of 45 primary schools in Southampton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Banister Primary School's absence rate?
- Banister Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Banister Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Banister 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.