Foundry Lane Primary School
Foundry Lane, Southampton, SO15 3JT
492 pupils · 78% of 630 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- GATEWAY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Free school meals
- 25.4%
Ofsted
Requires improvement (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 11 January 2022, published 9 March 2022. 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 | 48% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 12% |
“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 | 42 | 42 | 91 | 42 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 56 | 49 | 119 | 54 |
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
- Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School 0.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Freemantle Church of England Community Academy 1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Tanners Brook Primary School 1.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Shirley Junior School 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Shirley Infant School 1.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Shirley Warren Primary & Nursery School 1.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
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.