Sinclair Primary and Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools
Sinclair Road, Lordshill, Southampton, SO16 8GF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Partnership Headteacher
- Executive Head Gerida Montague & Co Headteacher Sarah Hendricks
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Southampton Test
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 222
- URN
- 133943
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02380736663
About this school
Sinclair Primary and Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools is a community primary school in Southampton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 222 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 30 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 80% | 81% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 20% | 19% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 93% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 100% | 94% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 100% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 110.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 109.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| 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 Sinclair Primary and Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools 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 | 77% | 55.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 80% | 51.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 81% | 53.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 265 |
| 2023/24 | 243 |
| 2024/25 | 234 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sinclair Primary and Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools compares
Sinclair Primary and Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools ranked 5th of 45 primary schools in Southampton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 81% | 5.9% | 35.3% | 222 | — |
| Oakwood Primary School | 48% | 4.3% | 27.1% | 419 | 0.4 miles |
| Rownhams St John's Church of England Primary School | 63% | 4.6% | 12.3% | 334 | 0.5 miles |
| Fairisle Infant and Nursery School | — | 7.6% | 34.9% | 324 | 0.6 miles |
| Fairisle Junior School | 76% | 5.5% | 45.4% | 375 | 0.6 miles |
| Nursling Church of England Primary School | 67% | 4.7% | 19.2% | 195 | 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)
- 35.27%
- English as an additional language
- 25.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.91%
- Persistent absence
- 13.44%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oakwood Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Rownhams St John's Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Fairisle Infant and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Fairisle Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Nursling Church of England Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Southampton
Other schools in Southampton
Sinclair Primary and Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools ranks 6th 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 year groups does Sinclair Primary and Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools teach?
- Sinclair Primary and Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Southampton.
- Who is the partnership headteacher of Sinclair Primary and Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools?
- The partnership headteacher of Sinclair Primary and Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools is Executive Head Gerida Montague & Co Headteacher Sarah Hendricks, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Sinclair Primary and Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sinclair Primary and Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Sinclair Primary and Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools?
- Sinclair Primary and Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools has 222 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Sinclair Primary and Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools full?
- Sinclair Primary and Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools has capacity for 210 pupils and 222 on roll (106%), 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 Sinclair Primary and Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools a faith school?
- No. Sinclair Primary and Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools has no designated religious character.
- Does Sinclair Primary and Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Sinclair Primary and Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools as having nursery classes.
- How have Sinclair Primary and Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools'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 81% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sinclair Primary and Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools rank locally?
- Sinclair Primary and Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools ranked 5th of 45 primary schools in Southampton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sinclair Primary and Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools's absence rate?
- Sinclair Primary and Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sinclair Primary and Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sinclair Primary and Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools'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.