Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School
Victor Street, Shirley, Southampton, SO15 5LH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- HAMWIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Annette Hixon
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Hamwic Education Trust
- Constituency
- Southampton Test
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 619
- URN
- 141494
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02380776397
About this school
Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School is a primary academy in Southampton. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 619 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 92 | 92 | 90 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 42% | 49% | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 1% |
| Expected standard in reading | 58% | 62% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 66% | 70% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 59% | 60% | 61% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.90 | - | - |
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 Wordsworth Primary and Nursery 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 | 42% | 55.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 49% | 51.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 54% | 53.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 647 |
| 2023/24 | 677 |
| 2024/25 | 654 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School compares
Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School ranked 27th of 45 primary schools in Southampton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54% | 5.1% | 40.2% | 619 | — |
| Shirley Infant School | — | 4.2% | 11.7% | 266 | 0.4 miles |
| Shirley Junior School | 48% | 4.8% | 21.5% | 361 | 0.4 miles |
| Foundry Lane Primary School | 48% | 5.8% | 23.3% | 492 | 0.4 miles |
| Shirley Warren Primary & Nursery School | 25% | 7.4% | 42.1% | 372 | 0.4 miles |
| Tanners Brook Primary School | 74% | 5% | 33.5% | 390 | 0.9 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)
- 40.23%
- English as an additional language
- 47.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.13%
- Persistent absence
- 11.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Shirley Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Southampton
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Shirley Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Foundry Lane Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Shirley Warren Primary & Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Tanners Brook Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Southampton
Other schools in Southampton
Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School ranks 58th 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 Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School teach?
- Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Southampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School is Mrs Annette Hixon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wordsworth Primary and Nursery 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 Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School?
- Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School has 619 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School full?
- Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School has capacity for 630 pupils and 619 on roll (98%), 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 Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School?
- Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School is part of HAMWIC EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 42% in 2022/23 and 54% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School rank locally?
- Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School ranked 27th of 45 primary schools in Southampton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wordsworth Primary and Nursery 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.