Valentine Primary School & Nursery

Primary
Local authority maintained
Ages 0 to 11

Ofsted judgements: Good

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

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Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

96 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths41%

41%, 21 percentage points below the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths1%

1%, 7 percentage points below the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score100

100, 6 below the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score98

98, 7 below the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score99

99, 6 below the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

453 pupils on roll, with places for 570

Eligible for free school meals50.1%

50.1%, 23.6 percentage points above the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language11%

11%, 10.6 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support18.1%

18.1%, 3.3 percentage points above the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan3.8%

3.8%, 2.2 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

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
Website: valentineprimary.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
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.