Valentine Primary School & Nursery
Valentine Avenue, Sholing, Southampton, SO19 0EQOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Valentine Primary School & Nursery is a primary school in Southampton for ages 0 to 11. It is one of the 84 schools in Southampton. It ranks 71st of 78 primary schools in Southampton. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in May 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 13 May 2025, report published 17 June 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 13 May 2025
Pupils feel valued, safe and secure here. They are polite and well mannered. Pupils rise willingly to meet adults' high expectations for behaviour. Warm, respectful relationships permeate the school. At social times, pupils play harmoniously together. They readily use strategies they have learned to solve disputes and problems. Pupils achieve well. Until recently this has not been the case. National test results have been too low for many pupils. However, due to significant changes in the curriculum and in leadership, pupils now learn the important knowledge and skills they need to be successful. These improvements are making a real difference to pupils' learning. Pupils now benefit every day from the school's absolute determination for all to succeed. Pupils work hard in lessons. They enjoy discussing their learning in thoughtful and insightful ways. Carefully considered additional opportunities enhance pupils' education. Trips within the local area and further afield, including to London, enrich the curriculum. In addition, pupils enjoy building their creative talents through live music and theatre workshops and by working regularly with the school's artist in residence. Pupils also contribute positively to their community through working with a care home and by taking part in a litter picking event.
What the school should improve
- Teachers' pedagogical knowledge is not consistently strong across the curriculum. This means that sometimes they do not use the most effective strategies to enable pupils to achieve as well as they could. The school needs to continue to improve teachers' pedagogical and pedagogical content knowledge so that they can support pupils to achieve well in all subjects and areas of learning.
- Some leaders are still developing the leadership expertise they need to continue to build upon the rapid improvements that have already been made. The school should continue to implement training and development to strengthen leadership at all levels.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
96 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
453 pupils on roll, with places for 570
Schools near Valentine Primary School & Nursery
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Monica Primary School | 0.6 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | 47% met the expected standard |
| Hightown Primary School | 0.8 miles | Ofsted: Good | 21% met the expected standard |
| Weston Park Primary School | 0.8 miles | Ofsted: Good | 62% met the expected standard |
| Thornhill Primary School | 0.9 miles | Report card: Needs attention to expected standard | 21% met the expected standard |
| Sholing Infant School | 1 mile | Ofsted judgements: Outstanding | Not published |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 0 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mr Daniel Constable-Phelps
- Phone
- 02380448944
- Address
- Valentine Avenue, Sholing, Southampton, SO19 0EQ
- Local authority
- Southampton
- URN
- 132025
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.