Weston Park Primary School
Newtown Road, Weston, Southampton, SO19 9HX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HAMWIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr James Wiltshire
- Sponsor
- Hamwic Education Trust
- Constituency
- Southampton Itchen
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 750
- Pupils on roll
- 497
- URN
- 145068
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02380448962
About this school
Weston Park Primary School is a primary academy in Southampton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 497 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
- 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 | 77 | 59 | 89 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 49% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 1% |
| Expected standard in reading | 58% | 53% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 64% | 76% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 45% | 56% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| 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 Weston Park 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 | 48% | 55.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 49% | 51.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 53.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 491 |
| 2023/24 | 500 |
| 2024/25 | 518 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Weston Park Primary School compares
Weston Park Primary School ranked 19th of 45 primary schools in Southampton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 8.1% | 59.5% | 497 | — |
| St Monica Primary School | 47% | 4.9% | 35.8% | 331 | 0.4 miles |
| Weston Shore Infant School | — | 7% | 69.9% | 64 | 0.6 miles |
| Woolston Infant School | — | 4.8% | 23.8% | 160 | 0.7 miles |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School | 82% | 4.5% | 24.7% | 428 | 0.8 miles |
| Valentine Primary School & Nursery | 41% | 7.5% | 48% | 453 | 0.8 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)
- 59.46%
- English as an additional language
- 12.7%
- Overall absence
- 8.12%
- Persistent absence
- 28.04%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Monica Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Weston Shore Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Woolston Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Valentine Primary School & Nursery0.8 miles
Primary · Southampton
Other schools in Southampton
Weston Park Primary School ranks 41st 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 Weston Park Primary School teach?
- Weston Park Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Southampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Weston Park Primary School?
- The headteacher of Weston Park Primary School is Mr James Wiltshire, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Weston Park Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Weston Park 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 Weston Park Primary School?
- Weston Park Primary School has 497 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Weston Park Primary School full?
- Weston Park Primary School has capacity for 750 pupils and 497 on roll (66%), 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 Weston Park Primary School a faith school?
- No. Weston Park Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Weston Park Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Weston Park Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Weston Park Primary School?
- Weston Park Primary 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 Weston Park Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Weston Park Primary School rank locally?
- Weston Park Primary School ranked 19th of 45 primary schools in Southampton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Weston Park Primary School's absence rate?
- Weston Park Primary School's overall absence rate is 8.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Weston Park Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Weston Park 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 10 July 2026.