Mason Moor Primary School, Nursery & Specialist Bases
Helvellyn Road, Southampton, SO16 4AS
196 pupils · 82% of 240 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Free school meals
- 59.7%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 24 March 2026, published 19 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 19% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 8 | 8 | 19 | 8 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 14 | 13 | 24 | 14 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 12 | 10 | 25 | 11 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 14 | 12 | 33 | 12 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 27 | 21 | 40 | 21 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 22 | 19 | 33 | 20 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 23 | 21 | 45 | 22 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 29 | 52 | 30 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Newlands Primary School 0.6 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Tanners Brook Primary School 0.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Redbridge Primary School 1 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Mansel Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools 1.1 km · Improved significantly (2025)
- Shirley Warren Primary & Nursery School 1.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Foundry Lane Primary School 1.4 km · Requires improvement (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.