Ofsted: Good emoji_events #245 in Hampshire public Top 78% UK

Merdon Junior School

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

personMrs Claire Martin

location_onEastleigh, SO53 1EJ

language Visit Website phone 2380265255

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

254

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Expected Standard

52%

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Age Range

7-11

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Merdon Junior School is a Community school primary school in Eastleigh, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 78% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Merdon Junior School is a community school in Eastleigh, Hampshire, admitting pupils aged 7-11. The school has approximately 230 pupils on roll, of whom 11% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 52% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 10% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #245 of 302 primaries in Hampshire and #11,214 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.1 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

52%

LA 61%

Reading75% LA 74%

Writing60% LA 71%

Maths71% LA 72%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading88% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing69% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths82% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading78% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths75% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.1

Read

LA -0.6

0.5 to 3.7

-0.7

Write

LA -0.7

-2.2 to 0.8

-0.4

Maths

LA -1.3

-1.9 to 1.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading79% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing75% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths81% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.4

Read

LA -0.3

-0.2 to 3.0

-0.6

Write

LA -0.3

-2.1 to 0.8

1.2

Maths

LA -1.0

-0.2 to 2.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 67%

Reading90% LA 78%

Writing81% LA 80%

Maths81% LA 76%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.9

Read

LA -0.1

-0.6 to 2.4

-1.6

Write

LA -0.1

-3.1 to -0.1

-0.3

Maths

LA -0.6

-1.7 to 1.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

18 March 2025

Inspection Report

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16 July 2019

Inspection Report

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09 June 2015

Inspection Report

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30 September 2013

Inspection Report

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18 June 2013

Inspection Report

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06 March 2013

Inspection Report

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21 November 2012

Inspection Report

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19 June 2012

Inspection Report

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12 January 2012

Inspection Report

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10 June 2009

Inspection Report

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13 July 2006

Inspection Report

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18 May 2005

Inspection Report

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11 May 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2025-03-18

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2019-07-16

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2015-06-09

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-06-18

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

2.2%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.7%(4 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 230 pupils. During this period, there were 5 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.2%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	230	5	2.2%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	231	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	247	3	1.2%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	248	3	1.2%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	246	1	0.4%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	255	5	2.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	254	1	0.4%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	251	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	258	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	253	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	251	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	256	1	0.4%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	254	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	252	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	254	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	254	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	254	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	261	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	258	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	260	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	261	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	261	1	0.4%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	262	10	3.8%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	259	3	1.2%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	259	5	1.9%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	260	4	1.5%	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

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 8 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 5 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Hearing Impairment 3 pupils