Primary Education

Southampton City Council is the local education authority and has responsibility for community and voluntary controlled infant, junior and primary schools within the Southampton local authority boundary. Information on the admissions policy is available on the City Council's website.

Southampton schools Key Stage 2 Achievements and Attainment tables for 2007 and Ofsted reports can be found at the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) website.

Hampshire County Council is the local education authority for schools in Hampshire outside Southampton and Portsmouth.

For a parents guide to applying for a school place for Hampshire schools contact Hampshire County Council.

Information on UK schools accredited by the Independent Schools Council can be found here.