Shirley Junior School

Academy converter·Primary school Southampton·SO15 5XE
Composite score
33.5
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#12,725
National rank
#1903
In South East
#36
In Southampton
Top 86%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
48%
% achieving higher RWM
2%
Reading average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

School profile

Age range
7–11
Pupils on roll
358
Gender
Mixed

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
21.5%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
24.0%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
10.3%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.8%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.3%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
9.2%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
22.1
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£5,626
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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School overview

Shirley Junior School is a primary school serving Southampton, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. It has 358 pupils aged 7 to 11 on roll. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 48% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — below the national average of 61%. That is down 13.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on 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 107 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 2% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Overall pupil absence was 4.3%. There are about 22.1 pupils per teacher. Shirley 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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