Sholing Junior School

Academy converter·Primary school Southampton·SO19 8PT
Composite score
38.0
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#11,560
National rank
#1734
In South East
#31
In Southampton
Top 78%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
53%
% achieving higher RWM
3%
Reading average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

School profile

Age range
7–11
Pupils on roll
346
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
28.0%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
9.5%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
19.6%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.9%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
6.8%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
17.1%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
26.0
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,162
Typical primary: £6,960

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School overview

Sholing Junior School is a primary school serving Southampton, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. It has 346 pupils aged 7 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Sholing Junior School 'Good'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 53% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — below the national average of 61%. That is down 7.0 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 104 in reading and 103 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 6.8%. There are about 26.0 pupils per teacher. When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. 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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