Ofsted: Good emoji_events #35 in Hampshire public Top 39% UK

Balksbury Junior School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMiss Katy Thompson

location_onAndover, SP10 3QP

language Visit Website phone 1264365642

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

350

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Expected Standard

68%

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Age Range

7-11

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Balksbury Junior School is a Community school primary school in Andover, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 39% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Balksbury Junior School is a community school in Andover, Hampshire, admitting pupils aged 7-11. The school has approximately 373 pupils on roll, of whom 18% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 68% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 11% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #35 of 302 primaries in Hampshire and #2,329 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.4 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 61%

Reading76% LA 74%

Writing85% LA 71%

Maths77% LA 72%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading74% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing87% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths76% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading74% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths74% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.4

Read

LA -0.6

-2.7 to -0.1

1.1

Write

LA -0.7

-0.1 to 2.4

-1.3

Maths

LA -1.3

-2.5 to -0.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading67% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing78% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths76% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.6

Read

LA -0.3

-4.8 to -2.3

-1.9

Write

LA -0.3

-3.1 to -0.7

-3.2

Maths

LA -1.0

-4.3 to -2.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 67%

Reading76% LA 78%

Writing80% LA 80%

Maths79% LA 76%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.6

Read

LA -0.1

-3.9 to -1.3

-1

Write

LA -0.1

-2.3 to 0.3

-1.6

Maths

LA -0.6

-2.8 to -0.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

01 April 2025

Inspection Report

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22 October 2019

Inspection Report

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20 April 2016

Inspection Report

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09 January 2014

Inspection Report

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03 July 2012

Inspection Report

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20 March 2012

Inspection Report

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15 November 2011

Inspection Report

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25 May 2011

Inspection Report

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26 January 2011

Inspection Report

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06 July 2010

Inspection Report

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03 July 2007

Inspection Report

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21 May 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-04-20

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-01-09

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.3%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.3%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 373 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.3%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	373	1	0.3%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	374	2	0.5%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	373	2	0.5%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	371	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	369	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	350	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	350	1	0.3%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	355	2	0.6%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	348	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	347	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	341	1	0.3%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	348	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	349	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	347	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	354	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	354	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	355	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	354	6	1.7%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	357	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	361	2	0.6%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	350	3	0.9%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	351	2	0.6%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	349	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	353	3	0.8%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	349	2	0.6%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	352	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 23 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 19 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 10 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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Balksbury Junior School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

Top Primary Schools in Hampshire

Rucstall Primary School

Hook-With-Warsash Church of England Academy

Lymington Junior School

St Mary's Bentworth Church of England Primary School

Velmead Junior School

St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Waterlooville