Berrywood Primary School
Maunsell Way, Hedge End, Southampton, SO30 2TL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Chris Reilly
- Constituency
- Hamble Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 631
- URN
- 116249
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01489780068
About this school
Berrywood Primary School is a community primary school in Southampton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 631 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Berrywood 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 96 | 94 | 98 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 78% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 11% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 88% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 84% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 84% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 109.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.10 | - | - |
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 Berrywood 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 | 77% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 78% | 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 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 632 |
| 2023/24 | 617 |
| 2024/25 | 627 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Berrywood Primary School compares
Berrywood Primary School ranked 97th 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 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 4.4% | 13.7% | 631 | — |
| Shamblehurst Primary School | 65% | 4.6% | 23.4% | 404 | 0.5 miles |
| Wellstead Primary School | 71% | 3.7% | 19.3% | 414 | 0.7 miles |
| Freegrounds Infant School | — | 4.2% | 12.5% | 225 | 0.8 miles |
| Freegrounds Junior School | 61% | 3.8% | 18.9% | 301 | 0.8 miles |
| Boorley Park | — | 6% | 25.8% | 380 | 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.72%
- English as an additional language
- 8.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.4%
- Persistent absence
- 9.12%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Shamblehurst Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Wellstead Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Freegrounds Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Freegrounds Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Boorley Park1.0 miles
Primary · Botley
Other schools in Southampton
Berrywood Primary School ranks 19th 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
- 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 Berrywood Primary School teach?
- Berrywood Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Southampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Berrywood Primary School?
- The headteacher of Berrywood Primary School is Mr Chris Reilly, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Berrywood Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Berrywood 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 Berrywood Primary School?
- Berrywood Primary School has 631 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Berrywood Primary School full?
- Berrywood Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 631 on roll (100%), 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 Berrywood Primary School a faith school?
- No. Berrywood Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Berrywood Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Berrywood Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Berrywood Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 77% 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 Berrywood Primary School compare with other schools in Hampshire?
- Berrywood Primary School ranked 97th 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 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Berrywood Primary School's absence rate?
- Berrywood Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Berrywood Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Berrywood 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.