Foundry Lane Primary School
Foundry Lane, Shirley, Southampton, SO15 3JT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- GATEWAY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Sean Taylor
- Sponsor
- Gateway Multi Academic Trust
- Constituency
- Southampton Test
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 492
- URN
- 151068
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02380774814
About this school
Foundry Lane Primary School is a primary academy in Southampton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 492 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Foundry Lane Primary School (URN 116261).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 84 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 65% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 |
How Foundry Lane Primary School compares
Foundry Lane Primary School ranked 30th of 45 primary schools in Southampton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% 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 | 48% | 5.8% | 23.3% | 492 | — |
| Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School | 54% | 5.1% | 40.2% | 619 | 0.4 miles |
| Freemantle Church of England Community Academy | 57% | 6.5% | 35.1% | 429 | 0.6 miles |
| Tanners Brook Primary School | 74% | 5% | 33.5% | 390 | 0.7 miles |
| Shirley Infant School | — | 4.2% | 11.7% | 266 | 0.7 miles |
| Shirley Junior School | 48% | 4.8% | 21.5% | 361 | 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)
- 23.28%
- English as an additional language
- 41.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.76%
- Persistent absence
- 14.31%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · Southampton
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Freemantle Church of England Community Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Southampton
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Tanners Brook Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Southampton
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Shirley Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Southampton
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Shirley Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Southampton
Other schools in Southampton
Foundry Lane Primary School ranks 63rd 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 Foundry Lane Primary School teach?
- Foundry Lane Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Southampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Foundry Lane Primary School?
- The headteacher of Foundry Lane Primary School is Mr Sean Taylor, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Foundry Lane Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Foundry Lane 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 Foundry Lane Primary School?
- Foundry Lane Primary School has 492 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Foundry Lane Primary School full?
- Foundry Lane Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 492 on roll (78%), 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 Foundry Lane Primary School a faith school?
- No. Foundry Lane Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Foundry Lane Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Foundry Lane Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Foundry Lane Primary School?
- Foundry Lane Primary School is part of GATEWAY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does Foundry Lane Primary School rank locally?
- Foundry Lane Primary School ranked 30th of 45 primary schools in Southampton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% 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 Foundry Lane Primary School's absence rate?
- Foundry Lane Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census.
- What are Foundry Lane Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Foundry Lane 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.