Foundry Lane Primary School
Academy converter in Southampton, Southampton.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy converter |
| Age range | 4 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 492 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 630 |
| Free school meals | 25.40% |
| Trust or sponsor | GATEWAY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST |
| Local authority | Southampton |
| Address | Foundry Lane, Shirley, Southampton, Hampshire, SO15 3JT |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://www.foundrylaneprimary.co.uk |
| Telephone | 02380774814 |
| URN | 151068 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 11 January 2022, published 9 March 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
This graded inspection was of the predecessor school (Foundry Lane Primary School, URN 116261).
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School (primary school, about 0.7 km)
- St Mark's Church of England School (all-through school, about 0.8 km)
- Freemantle Church of England Community Academy (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- Tanners Brook Primary School (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- Shirley Infant School (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- Shirley Junior School (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- Shirley Warren Primary & Nursery School (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- Mason Moor Primary School, Nursery & Specialist Bases (primary school, about 1.4 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.