Mansbridge Primary School
Octavia Road, Swaythling, Southampton, SO18 2LX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- Aspire Community Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Catherine Brosnan
- Constituency
- Romsey and Southampton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 199
- URN
- 116117
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02380556691
About this school
Mansbridge Primary School is a foundation primary school in Southampton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 199 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Mansbridge 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
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 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 79% | 47% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 10% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 93% | 70% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% | 60% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 93% | 67% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 111.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +5.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.30 | - | - |
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 Mansbridge 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 | 79% | 55.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 51.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 53.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 206 |
| 2023/24 | 207 |
| 2024/25 | 204 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Mansbridge Primary School compares
Mansbridge Primary School ranked 22nd of 45 primary schools in Southampton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 6.7% | 51% | 199 | — |
| Bitterne Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools | 69% | 4.1% | 18.2% | 725 | 0.8 miles |
| Townhill Junior School | 48% | 6.4% | 48.8% | 210 | 0.8 miles |
| Townhill Infant School | — | 7.2% | 39.4% | 143 | 0.9 miles |
| Swaythling Primary School | 66% | 5% | 38.8% | 201 | 0.9 miles |
| Bassett Green Primary School | 58% | 5.9% | 42.6% | 412 | 1.0 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)
- 50.98%
- English as an additional language
- 27.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.72%
- Persistent absence
- 25.13%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bitterne Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools0.8 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Townhill Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Townhill Infant School0.9 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Swaythling Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Bassett Green Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Southampton
Other schools in Southampton
Mansbridge Primary School ranks 47th 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 ages does Mansbridge Primary School teach?
- Mansbridge Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Southampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Mansbridge Primary School?
- The headteacher of Mansbridge Primary School is Mrs Catherine Brosnan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Mansbridge Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Mansbridge 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 Mansbridge Primary School?
- Mansbridge Primary School has 199 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Mansbridge Primary School full?
- Mansbridge Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 199 on roll (95%), 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 Mansbridge Primary School a faith school?
- No. Mansbridge Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Mansbridge Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Mansbridge Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Mansbridge Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Mansbridge Primary School is part of Aspire Community Trust. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Mansbridge Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 79% in 2022/23 and 58% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Mansbridge Primary School compare with other schools in Southampton?
- Mansbridge Primary School ranked 22nd of 45 primary schools in Southampton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Mansbridge Primary School's absence rate?
- Mansbridge Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Mansbridge Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Mansbridge 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.