What schools serve Southampton?

There are 158 schools in Southampton, Southampton, including Hardmoor Nursery & Early Years Centre - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools, Greenwood School, Bishops Waltham Infant School, North Baddesley Infant School, Curdridge Primary School and more. You can view each school's catchment area guidance and admissions policy on catchment.school.

How many primary and secondary schools are in Southampton?

Southampton has 109 primary schools and 22 secondary schools. There are also 27 other schools (such as all-through or special schools) in the area. All data is sourced from the Department for Education's GIAS register.

How do I find out if my address is in a school's catchment area in Southampton?

To check whether your address falls within a school's catchment area in Southampton, use the postcode search tool at catchment.school. Catchment area boundaries for Southampton schools are set by Southampton and reviewed each year. You can also consult the school's admissions policy or contact the Southampton admissions team directly for the most up-to-date boundary maps.

Who sets catchment area boundaries for schools in Southampton?

Catchment area boundaries for schools in Southampton are set by Southampton as the admissions authority. Community and voluntary-controlled schools follow the council's published admissions policy, while academies and voluntary-aided schools may set their own. Boundaries are reviewed annually and published each September for the following academic year.

Schools in Southampton

Reviewed by the catchment.school editorial team · Last updated 15 March 2026

Southampton has 158 schools split between Southampton City Council (84 schools) and Hampshire County Council (74). Schools in suburbs such as Totton, Hedge End or Eastleigh fall under Hampshire, not Southampton City, with distinct admissions criteria. Families close to the authority boundary should verify which council coordinates their target school.

Southampton City Council uses straight-line distance as the primary tiebreaker for community schools. Some popular primaries in areas such as Portswood, Bitterne and Shirley are consistently oversubscribed. Hampshire operates a designated catchment area system for many of its community schools, meaning your address may correspond to a specific school.

Hampshire County Council designates catchment areas for most of its community primary and secondary schools, so families in the Hampshire portion of the Southampton conurbation should check their catchment school via the Hampshire admissions portal. Southampton City uses an open enrolment model without formal catchment boundaries.

School demand in Southampton

Across the 145 schools in Southampton with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 92%. 36 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.

28 schools in Southampton have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.

47 of the schools in Southampton are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Southampton, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.

62 of the schools in Southampton have a current Ofsted rating, of which 56 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.

Primary schools in Southampton: 23 oversubscribed (109)

Bishops Waltham Infant School

Primary · Community school

Southampton · SO32 1EP

Ages 5-7 200 pupils Capacity 210

North Baddesley Infant School

Primary · Community school

Southampton · SO52 9EE

Ages 2-7 305 pupils Capacity 320

Curdridge Primary School

Primary · Community school

Southampton · SO32 2DR

Ages 4-11 112 pupils Capacity 119

Wildground Junior School

Primary · Community school

Southampton · SO45 4LG

Ages 7-11 189 pupils Capacity 243

Wildground Infant School

Primary · Community school

Southampton · SO45 4JX

Ages 2-7 205 pupils Capacity 210

Waterside Primary School

Primary · Community school

Southampton · SO45 6ET

Ages 4-11 175 pupils Capacity 210

Hamble Primary School

Primary · Community school

Southampton · SO31 4ND

Ages 4-11 355 pupils Capacity 360

Hythe Primary School

Primary · Community school

Southampton · SO45 6BL

Ages 4-11 257 pupils Capacity 315

Freegrounds Infant School

Primary · Community school

Southampton · SO30 0GG

Ages 5-7 208 pupils Capacity 270

Locks Heath Junior School

Primary · Community school

Southampton · SO31 9NZ

Ages 7-11 435 pupils Capacity 512

Lydlynch Infant School

Primary · Community school

Southampton · SO40 3DW

Ages 4-7 123 pupils Capacity 180

Eling Infant School and Nursery

Primary · Community school

Southampton · SO40 9HX

Ages 4-7 158 pupils Capacity 135

Foxhills Junior School

Primary · Community school

Southampton · SO40 7ED

Ages 7-11 302 pupils Capacity 363

Shamblehurst Primary School

Primary · Community school

Southampton · SO30 4EJ

Ages 5-11 401 pupils Capacity 450

Orchard Junior School

Primary · Community school

Southampton · SO45 4SB

Ages 7-11 354 pupils Capacity 360

Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School

Primary · Community school

Southampton · SO31 9NZ

Ages 3-7 283 pupils Capacity 300

North Baddesley Junior School

Primary · Community school

Southampton · SO52 9EP

Ages 7-11 346 pupils Capacity 360

Freegrounds Junior School

Primary · Community school

Southampton · SO30 0GG

Ages 7-11 333 pupils Capacity 304

Bishop's Waltham Junior School

Primary · Community school

Southampton · SO32 1EP

Ages 7-11 300 pupils Capacity 282

Sarisbury Infant School

Primary · Community school

Southampton · SO31 7BJ

Ages 5-7 253 pupils Capacity 270

Foxhills Infant School

Primary · Community school

Southampton · SO40 7ED

Ages 4-7 179 pupils Capacity 180

Bursledon Junior School(CA)

Primary · Community school

Southampton · SO31 8BZ

Ages 7-11 331 pupils Capacity 360

Park Gate Primary School

Primary · Community school

Southampton · SO31 6LX

Ages 4-11 387 pupils Capacity 420

Calmore Infant School

Primary · Community school

Southampton · SO40 2ZZ

Ages 4-7 176 pupils Capacity 180

Kings Copse Primary School

Primary · Community school

Southampton · SO30 0PQ

Ages 4-11 227 pupils Capacity 227

Netley Abbey Junior School

Primary · Community school

Southampton · SO31 5EL

Ages 7-11 344 pupils Capacity 360

Netley Abbey Infant School

Primary · Community school

Southampton · SO31 5EL

Ages 5-7 244 pupils Capacity 270

Marchwood Junior School

Primary · Community school

Southampton · SO40 4ZH

Ages 7-11 281 pupils Capacity 360

Bevois Town Primary School

Primary · Foundation school

Southampton · SO14 6RU

Ages 4-11 406 pupils Capacity 420

Bitterne Manor Primary School

Primary · Foundation school

Southampton · SO18 1DP

Ages 3-11 237 pupils Capacity 210

Bitterne Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools

Primary · Community school

Southampton · SO18 1NX

Ages 2-11 627 pupils Capacity 630

Mount Pleasant Juniors

Primary · Foundation school

Southampton · SO14 0WZ

Ages 7-11 347 pupils Capacity 360

Mount Pleasant Infants

Primary · Foundation school

Southampton · SO14 0DY

Ages 3-7 311 pupils Capacity 350

St Denys Primary School

Primary · Foundation school

Southampton · SO17 2ND

Ages 4-11 207 pupils Capacity 210

St John's Primary and Nursery School

Primary · Foundation school

Southampton · SO14 2AU

Ages 3-11 442 pupils Capacity 465

Swaythling Primary School

Primary · Foundation school

Southampton · SO17 3SZ

Ages 4-11 209 pupils Capacity 210

Banister Primary School

Primary · Foundation school

Southampton · SO15 2LS

Ages 4-11 418 pupils Capacity 420

Mansbridge Primary School

Primary · Foundation school

Southampton · SO18 2LX

Ages 4-11 204 pupils Capacity 210

Redbridge Primary School

Primary · Foundation school

Southampton · SO16 9BB

Ages 4-11 210 pupils Capacity 210

Moorlands Primary School

Primary · Foundation school

Southampton · SO18 5RJ

Ages 4-11 388 pupils Capacity 420

Townhill Junior School

Primary · Foundation school

Southampton · SO18 2NX

Ages 7-11 256 pupils Capacity 240

Oakwood Primary School

Primary · Foundation school

Southampton · SO16 8FD

Ages 4-11 414 pupils Capacity 420

Hazel Wood Infant School

Primary · Community school

Southampton · SO40 8WU

Ages 4-7 198 pupils Capacity 240

Berrywood Primary School

Primary · Community school

Southampton · SO30 2TL

Ages 4-11 627 pupils Capacity 630

Fairisle Infant and Nursery School

Primary · Foundation school

Southampton · SO16 8BY

Ages 2-7 327 pupils Capacity 270

Fairisle Junior School

Primary · Foundation school

Southampton · SO16 8BY

Ages 7-11 379 pupils Capacity 390

Shirley Warren Primary & Nursery School

Primary · Foundation school

Southampton · SO16 6AY

Ages 2-11 425 pupils Capacity 420

Mason Moor Primary School, Nursery & Sen Unit

Primary · Community school

Southampton · SO16 4AS

Ages 3-11 208 pupils Capacity 240

Botley Church of England Controlled Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Southampton · SO30 2EA

Ages 4-11 370 pupils Capacity 327

Bursledon Church of England Infant School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Southampton · SO31 8BZ

Ages 5-7 241 pupils Capacity 270

Copythorne CofE Infant School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Southampton · SO40 2PB

Ages 4-7 71 pupils Capacity 90

Durley Church of England Controlled Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Southampton · SO32 2AR

Ages 4-11 141 pupils Capacity 112

Marchwood Church of England Infant School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Southampton · SO40 4ZE

Ages 4-7 169 pupils Capacity 180

Meonstoke Church of England Infant School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Southampton · SO32 3NJ

Ages 4-7 57 pupils Capacity 81

Netley Marsh Church of England Infant School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Southampton · SO40 7GY

Ages 4-7 66 pupils Capacity 90

Nursling Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Southampton · SO16 0XH

Ages 4-11 193 pupils Capacity 210

Rownhams St John's Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Southampton · SO16 8AD

Ages 4-11 333 pupils Capacity 333

Sarisbury Church of England Junior School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Southampton · SO31 7AP

Ages 7-11 389 pupils Capacity 360

St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Southampton · SO32 2LY

Ages 4-11 213 pupils Capacity 210

Saint James' Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Southampton · SO30 3EG

Ages 5-11 587 pupils Capacity 654

Bartley Church of England Junior School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Southampton · SO40 2HR

Ages 7-11 296 pupils Capacity 384

Bitterne Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Southampton · SO19 7BX

Ages 4-11 410 pupils Capacity 417

St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Southampton · SO14 1LU

Ages 2-11 642 pupils Capacity 660

Swanmore Church of England Aided Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school

Southampton · SO32 2PA

Ages 4-11 409 pupils Capacity 420

Upham Church of England Aided Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school

Southampton · SO32 1JD

Ages 4-11 100 pupils Capacity 105

Highfield Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school

Southampton · SO17 1PX

Ages 4-11 316 pupils Capacity 315

Holy Family Catholic Primary School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools

Primary · Voluntary aided school

Southampton · SO16 9LP

Ages 4-11 414 pupils Capacity 420

St Patrick's Catholic Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school

Southampton · SO19 2JE

Ages 4-11 421 pupils Capacity 420

Abbotswood Junior School

Primary · Foundation school

Southampton · SO40 8EB

Ages 7-11 639 pupils Capacity 600

Calmore Junior School

Primary · Foundation school

Southampton · SO40 2ZZ

Ages 7-11 204 pupils Capacity 240

Wellstead Primary School

Primary · Community school

Southampton · SO30 2LE

Ages 4-11 414 pupils Capacity 420

Mansel Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools

Primary · Community school

Southampton · SO16 9HZ

Ages 2-11 357 pupils Capacity 420

Bassett Green Primary School

Primary · Foundation school

Southampton · SO16 3BZ

Ages 4-11 448 pupils Capacity 450

Valentine Primary School & Nursery

Primary · Community school

Southampton · SO19 0EQ

Ages 0-11 511 pupils Capacity 570

Newlands Primary School

Primary · Foundation school

Southampton · SO16 9QX

Ages 4-11 414 pupils Capacity 420

Sinclair Primary and Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools

Primary · Community school

Southampton · SO16 8GF

Ages 4-11 234 pupils Capacity 210

Freemantle Church of England Community Academy

Primary · Academy converter

Southampton · SO15 3BQ

Ages 3-11 449 pupils Capacity 465

Springhill Catholic Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

Southampton · SO15 2HW

Ages 4-11 653 pupils Capacity 630

Manor Church of England Infant School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Southampton · SO45 2QG

Ages 4-7 60 pupils Capacity 90

Ludlow Infant Academy

Primary · Academy converter

Southampton · SO19 2EU

Ages 4-7 261 pupils Capacity 270

Portswood Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

Southampton · SO17 3AA

Ages 4-11 433 pupils Capacity 420

Hook-With-Warsash Church of England Academy

Primary · Academy converter

Southampton · SO31 9GD

Ages 5-11 426 pupils Capacity 420

Hollybrook Infant School

Primary · Academy converter

Southampton · SO16 6RN

Ages 4-7 173 pupils Capacity 180

Shirley Infant School

Primary · Academy converter

Southampton · SO15 5LA

Ages 4-7 264 pupils Capacity 270

Shirley Junior School

Primary · Academy converter

Southampton · SO15 5XE

Ages 7-11 358 pupils Capacity 360

Ludlow Junior School

Primary · Academy converter

Southampton · SO19 2DW

Ages 7-11 578 pupils Capacity 600

Kanes Hill Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

Southampton · SO19 6FW

Ages 4-11 389 pupils Capacity 420

Hollybrook Junior School

Primary · Academy sponsor led

Southampton · SO16 6RL

Ages 7-11 239 pupils Capacity 240

Harefield Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

Southampton · SO18 5NZ

Ages 4-11 419 pupils Capacity 420

Hightown Primary School

Primary · Academy sponsor led

Southampton · SO19 6AA

Ages 2-11 226 pupils Capacity 240

Beechwood Junior School

Primary · Academy converter

Southampton · SO18 4EG

Ages 7-11 357 pupils Capacity 311

Townhill Infant School

Primary · Academy converter

Southampton · SO18 2FG

Ages 2-7 160 pupils Capacity 270

Glenfield Infant School

Primary · Academy converter

Southampton · SO18 4RN

Ages 4-7 260 pupils Capacity 270

Fawley Infant School

Primary · Academy converter

Southampton · SO45 1EA

Ages 4-7 44 pupils Capacity 90

Blackfield Primary and Nursery School

Primary · Academy converter

Southampton · SO45 1XA

Ages 2-11 435 pupils Capacity 540

Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School

Primary · Academy converter

Southampton · SO15 5LH

Ages 2-11 654 pupils Capacity 630

Tanners Brook Primary School

Primary · Academy sponsor led

Southampton · SO15 4PF

Ages 4-11 394 pupils Capacity 510

Hope Community School Southampton

Primary · Free schools

Southampton · SO14 1NF

Ages 4-11 222 pupils Capacity 420

Weston Park Primary School

Primary · Academy sponsor led

Southampton · SO19 9HX

Ages 4-11 518 pupils Capacity 750

Thornhill Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

Southampton · SO19 6FH

Ages 4-11 341 pupils Capacity 390

Sholing Junior School

Primary · Academy converter

Southampton · SO19 8PT

Ages 7-11 346 pupils Capacity 360

Sholing Infant School

Primary · Academy converter

Southampton · SO19 2QF

Ages 4-7 268 pupils Capacity 270

Weston Shore Infant School

Primary · Academy sponsor led

Southampton · SO19 9JQ

Ages 4-7 73 pupils Capacity 90

Oakfield Academy

Primary · Academy sponsor led

Southampton · SO40 3LN

Ages 4-11 159 pupils Capacity 210

St Monica Primary School

Primary · Academy sponsor led

Southampton · SO19 8ES

Ages 4-11 358 pupils Capacity 450

Woolston Infant School

Primary · Academy converter

Southampton · SO19 9DB

Ages 4-7 172 pupils Capacity 189

Foundry Lane Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

Southampton · SO15 3JT

Ages 4-11 524 pupils Capacity 630

Droxford Junior School

Primary · Academy converter

Southampton · SO32 3QR

Ages 7-11 Capacity 180

Orchard Infant School

Primary · Academy converter

Southampton · SO45 4SB

Ages 4-7 Capacity 270

Secondary Schools in Southampton (22)

The Hamble School

Secondary · Community school

Southampton · SO31 4NE

Ages 11-16 1099 pupils Capacity 1152

Brookfield Community School

Secondary · Community school

Southampton · SO31 7DU

Ages 11-16 1805 pupils Capacity 1800

Swanmore College

Secondary · Community school

Southampton · SO32 2RB

Ages 11-16 1332 pupils Capacity 1350

Redbridge Community School

Secondary · Foundation school

Southampton · SO16 9RJ

Ages 11-16 1120 pupils Capacity 1112

Bitterne Park School

Secondary · Foundation school

Southampton · SO18 1BU

Ages 11-18 2015 pupils Capacity 2000

Woodlands Community College

Secondary · Foundation school

Southampton · SO18 5FW

Ages 11-16 901 pupils Capacity 900

Cantell School

Secondary · Foundation school

Southampton · SO16 3GJ

Ages 11-16 1288 pupils Capacity 1250

Applemore College

Secondary · Foundation school

Southampton · SO45 4RQ

Ages 11-16 525 pupils Capacity 775

Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton

Secondary · Voluntary aided school

Southampton · SO16 3DQ

Ages 11-16 1026 pupils Capacity 1000

Oasis Academy Lord's Hill

Secondary · Academy sponsor led

Southampton · SO16 8FA

Ages 11-16 762 pupils Capacity 900

Oasis Academy Mayfield

Secondary · Academy sponsor led

Southampton · SO19 9NA

Ages 11-16 884 pupils Capacity 900

Wildern School

Secondary · Academy converter

Southampton · SO30 4EJ

Ages 11-16 1800 pupils Capacity 1900

Upper Shirley High School

Secondary · Academy converter

Southampton · SO15 7QU

Ages 11-16 1081 pupils Capacity 990

Noadswood School

Secondary · Academy converter

Southampton · SO45 4ZF

Ages 11-16 1043 pupils Capacity 1125

Hounsdown School

Secondary · Academy converter

Southampton · SO40 9FT

Ages 11-16 1281 pupils Capacity 1215

Testwood School

Secondary · Academy converter

Southampton · SO40 3ZW

Ages 11-16 854 pupils Capacity 1215

St Anne's Catholic School

Secondary · Academy converter

Southampton · SO15 2WZ

Ages 11-18 1225 pupils Capacity 1079

Lift New Forest

Secondary · Academy sponsor led

Southampton · SO45 2PA

Ages 11-18 548 pupils Capacity 800

Deer Park School

Secondary · Free schools

Southampton · SO30 2HT

Ages 11-16 697 pupils Capacity 1050

Oasis Academy Sholing

Secondary · Academy sponsor led

Southampton · SO19 8PH

Ages 11-16 1032 pupils Capacity 1050

Weston Secondary School

Secondary · Academy sponsor led

Southampton · SO19 9QP

Ages 11-16 738 pupils Capacity 999

Regents Park Community College

Secondary · Academy converter

Southampton · SO16 4GW

Ages 11-16 Capacity 900

Other Schools in Southampton (27)

Hardmoor Nursery & Early Years Centre - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools

Nursery · Local authority nursery school

Southampton · SO16 3EP

Ages 0-5 132 pupils

Greenwood School

Not applicable · Pupil referral unit

Southampton · SO45 5UQ

Ages 11-16 23 pupils

St Mark's Church of England School

Special · Voluntary controlled school

Southampton · SO15 5TE

Ages 4-16 969 pupils Capacity 1320

The Gregg School

Not applicable · Other independent school

Southampton · SO18 2GF

Ages 11-16 343 pupils Capacity 375

King Edward VI School

Not applicable · Other independent school

Southampton · SO15 5UQ

Ages 10-19 992 pupils Capacity 1010

Springwell School

Not applicable · Community special school

Southampton · SO19 6DH

Ages 4-11 272 pupils Capacity 276

The Cedar School

Not applicable · Community special school

Southampton · SO16 0XN

Ages 3-16 90 pupils Capacity 90

The Polygon School

Not applicable · Foundation special school

Southampton · SO15 2FH

Ages 11-16 76 pupils Capacity 77

Vermont School

Not applicable · Foundation special school

Southampton · SO16 7LT

Ages 5-11 53 pupils Capacity 55

Oak Lodge School

Not applicable · Community special school

Southampton · SO45 4RQ

Ages 11-16 164 pupils

Itchen College

All through · Further education

Southampton · SO19 7TB

Ages 16-99

The Serendipity School

Not applicable · Other independent special school

Southampton · SO19 6DS

Ages 9-19 26 pupils Capacity 25

Compass School

Not applicable · Pupil referral unit

Southampton · SO16 9FQ

Ages 5-16 47 pupils

Southampton Solent University

Not applicable · Higher education institutions

Southampton · SO14 0YN

University of Southampton

Not applicable · Higher education institutions

Southampton · SO17 1BJ

Fair Ways School

Not applicable · Other independent special school

Southampton · SO31 7HE

Ages 11-19 50 pupils Capacity 60

Forest Park School

Not applicable · Community special school

Southampton · SO40 8DZ

Ages 2-19 143 pupils Capacity 140

Rosewood Free School

Not applicable · Free schools special

Southampton · SO16 5NA

Ages 2-19 70 pupils Capacity 77

Southampton Hospital School

Not applicable · Academy alternative provision converter

Southampton · SO16 6HU

Ages 4-16 2 pupils Capacity 60

King's Academy Lord Wilson

Not applicable · Academy special converter

Southampton · SO31 7NL

Ages 11-16 59 pupils Capacity 60

Great Oaks School

Not applicable · Academy special converter

Southampton · SO16 7LT

Ages 11-19 352 pupils Capacity 280

Richard Taunton Sixth Form College

All through · Academy 16-19 converter

Southampton · SO15 5RL

Ages 16-19 0

Dibden Park School

Not applicable · Other independent special school

Southampton · SO45 5TD

Ages 8-16 38 pupils Capacity 60

New Avenue School

Not applicable · Other independent special school

Southampton · SO17 1XS

Ages 9-16 13 pupils Capacity 24

Bower Lodge School

Not applicable · Other independent special school

Southampton · SO45 5TD

Ages 4-11 13 pupils Capacity 40

New Forest Alternative Provision

Not applicable · Other independent special school

Southampton · SO40 2LF

Ages 7-12 Capacity 20

Oaktree Education Services Limited

Not applicable · Special post 16 institution

Southampton · SO14 2AW

Catchment area boundaries for schools in Southampton are set by Southampton and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.

Find Southampton admissions documents → How catchment areas work →