Merton Junior School

Community school·Primary school Basingstoke, Hampshire·RG24 9HB
Composite score
33.4
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#12,746
National rank
#1907
In South East
#274
In Hampshire
Top 86%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
46%
% achieving higher RWM
3%
Reading average scaled score
102.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
100.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

School profile

Age range
7–11
Pupils on roll
261
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
34.9%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
32.6%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
23.8%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
6.9%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.1%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
12.9%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
17.6
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£7,283
Typical primary: £6,960

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Location

Merton Junior School at a glance

Located in Basingstoke, Hampshire, Merton Junior School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a community school. The school educates roughly 261 pupils aged 7 to 11. 46% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 1.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 102 in reading and 100 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 3% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Overall pupil absence was 5.1%. There are about 17.6 pupils per teacher. Merton Junior School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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