Newlands Primary School
Windermere Avenue, Millbrook, Southampton, SO16 9QX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- Bridge Education Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Karen Mellor
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Southampton Test
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 420
- URN
- 133704
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02380773363
About this school
Newlands Primary School is a foundation primary school in Southampton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 420 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Newlands 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 20 March 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 | 60 | 61 | 55 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 67% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 5% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 74% | 62% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 74% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 77% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.20 | - | - |
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 Newlands 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 | 63% | 55.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 51.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 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 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 399 |
| 2023/24 | 412 |
| 2024/25 | 414 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Newlands Primary School compares
Newlands Primary School ranked 25th of 45 primary schools in Southampton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% 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 | 56% | 5.8% | 58% | 420 | — |
| Mason Moor Primary School, Nursery & Specialist Bases | 19% | 10.5% | 59.8% | 196 | 0.4 miles |
| Mansel Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools | 83% | 8.7% | 57.6% | 367 | 0.4 miles |
| Redbridge Primary School | 67% | 4.7% | 64.8% | 206 | 0.5 miles |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools | 78% | 8.1% | 25.4% | 412 | 0.6 miles |
| Tanners Brook Primary School | 74% | 5% | 33.5% | 390 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 57.97%
- English as an additional language
- 15.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.75%
- Persistent absence
- 18.5%
Location
Nearby schools
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Mason Moor Primary School, Nursery & Specialist Bases0.4 miles
Primary · Southampton
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Mansel Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools0.4 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Redbridge Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Holy Family Catholic Primary School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools0.6 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Tanners Brook Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Southampton
Other schools in Southampton
Newlands Primary School ranks 56th 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 Newlands Primary School teach?
- Newlands Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Southampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Newlands Primary School?
- The headteacher of Newlands Primary School is Mrs Karen Mellor, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Newlands Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Newlands 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 Newlands Primary School?
- Newlands Primary School has 420 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Newlands Primary School full?
- Newlands Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 420 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 Newlands Primary School a faith school?
- No. Newlands Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Newlands Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Newlands Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Newlands Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Newlands Primary School is part of Bridge Education Trust. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Newlands Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Newlands Primary School's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Newlands Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Newlands Primary School compare with other schools in Southampton?
- Newlands Primary School ranked 25th of 45 primary schools in Southampton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% 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 Newlands Primary School's absence rate?
- Newlands Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Newlands Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Newlands 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 1 July 2026.