Kanes Hill Primary School
Fairfax Court, Hinkler Road, Southampton, SO19 6FW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- INSPIRE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mrs Katie Smith
- Sponsor
- Inspire Learning Partnership
- Constituency
- Eastleigh
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 373
- URN
- 139619
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02380463737
About this school
Kanes Hill Primary School is a primary academy in Southampton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 373 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- 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 | 59 | 53 | 57 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 49% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 0% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 68% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 64% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 70% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.60 | - | - |
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 Kanes Hill 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 | 49% | 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 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 393 |
| 2023/24 | 380 |
| 2024/25 | 389 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kanes Hill Primary School compares
Kanes Hill Primary School ranked 13th 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 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 6.4% | 52.7% | 373 | — |
| Hightown Primary School | 21% | 8% | 70.6% | 229 | 0.6 miles |
| Thornhill Primary School | 21% | 8.1% | 68% | 318 | 0.7 miles |
| Harefield Primary School | 59% | 6.6% | 41.5% | 397 | 1.0 miles |
| Shamblehurst Primary School | 65% | 4.6% | 23.4% | 404 | 1.2 miles |
| Valentine Primary School & Nursery | 41% | 7.5% | 48% | 453 | 1.2 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)
- 52.7%
- English as an additional language
- 13.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.39%
- Persistent absence
- 18.42%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hightown Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Thornhill Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Harefield Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Shamblehurst Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Valentine Primary School & Nursery1.2 miles
Primary · Southampton
Other schools in Southampton
Kanes Hill Primary School ranks 27th 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 Kanes Hill Primary School teach?
- Kanes Hill Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Southampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Kanes Hill Primary School?
- The headteacher of Kanes Hill Primary School is Mrs Katie Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Kanes Hill Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kanes Hill 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 big is Kanes Hill Primary School?
- Kanes Hill Primary School has 373 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Kanes Hill Primary School full?
- Kanes Hill Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 373 on roll (89%), so it has space against 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 Kanes Hill Primary School a faith school?
- No. Kanes Hill Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Kanes Hill Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Kanes Hill Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Kanes Hill Primary School?
- Kanes Hill Primary School is part of INSPIRE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Kanes Hill 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 Kanes Hill Primary School rank locally?
- Kanes Hill Primary School ranked 13th 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 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kanes Hill Primary School's absence rate?
- Kanes Hill Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kanes Hill Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kanes Hill 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.