St Monica Primary School
St. Monica Road, Sholing, Southampton, SO19 8ESOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
St Monica Primary School is a primary school in Southampton for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 84 schools in Southampton. It ranks 61st of 78 primary schools in Southampton. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in March 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 4 March 2025, report published 3 April 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 4 March 2025
Pupils are safe and happy. They share joy, enthusiasm and a strong sense of pride about their school. Pupils know the school's 'INSPIRE' values, such as integrity and excellence, deeply. Pupils understand how to keep themselves safe, including when online. They learn about risks such as cyberbullying and have trusted adults to turn to if they are ever worried or have any concerns. Pupils love to take on responsibilities such as school councillors and junior traffic ambassadors. They enjoy helping each other and making a positive difference to the school community. Pupils' behaviour is positive. At breaktimes, pupils share, take turns and play happily. If any pupil finds managing their behaviour more challenging, they receive the help they need. Staff apply the behaviour policy fairly and consistently. Pupils have very positive attitudes to their learning. Pupils know the school's routines and what is expected of them. By the end of key stage 2, most pupils are well prepared for their next stage of education. The school has high expectations of what pupils can achieve. Although the most recent published outcomes are not as strong as the school aspires for them to be, current achievement for pupils in reading, writing and mathematics is improving.
What the school should improve
- Staff do not check what pupils know and can do as consistently and effectively as leaders intend, particularly in some wider curriculum subjects. As a result, some pupils do not learn as well as they could. The school needs to ensure staff check for gaps and address pupils' errors and misconceptions precisely so pupils build on their prior knowledge and learn securely over time.
- In phonics, the books pupils read are at times not matched well enough to the sounds pupils know. This hinders some pupils' reading confidence and fluency. The school should ensure pupils at the earliest stages of learning to read access books that are matched to the precise sounds they need to improve.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
59 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
331 pupils on roll, with places for 450
Schools near St Monica Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weston Park Primary School | 0.4 miles | Ofsted: Good | 62% met the expected standard |
| Sholing Infant School | 0.5 miles | Ofsted judgements: Outstanding | Not published |
| Sholing Junior School | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Good | 53% met the expected standard |
| Valentine Primary School & Nursery | 0.6 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | 41% met the expected standard |
| Ludlow Junior School | 0.6 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | 66% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- INSPIRE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Miss Hayley Clark
- Phone
- 02380399870
- Address
- St. Monica Road, Sholing, Southampton, SO19 8ES
- Local authority
- Southampton
- URN
- 148004
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.