Ofsted: Good emoji_events #27 in Hampshire public Top 22% UK

Wildground Junior School

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

personMrs Amanda Mullett

location_onSouthampton, SO45 4LG

language Visit Website phone 2380844001

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

195

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Expected Standard

75%

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Age Range

7-11

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Wildground Junior School is a Community school primary school in Southampton, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 22% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Wildground Junior School is a community school in Southampton, Hampshire, admitting pupils aged 7-11. The school has approximately 189 pupils on roll, of whom 41% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 75% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 10% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #27 of 302 primaries in Hampshire and #1,900 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 21.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.8 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

75%

LA 61%

Reading85% LA 74%

Writing75% LA 71%

Maths83% LA 72%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading77% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing77% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths77% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading75% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths85% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.4

Read

LA -0.6

-1.4 to 2.2

1.5

Write

LA -0.7

-0.2 to 3.3

2.2

Maths

LA -1.3

0.5 to 3.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading63% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths81% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.2

Read

LA -0.3

-4.8 to -1.6

-1.5

Write

LA -0.3

-2.9 to 0.0

-1.8

Maths

LA -1.0

-3.2 to -0.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 67%

Reading80% LA 78%

Writing80% LA 80%

Maths83% LA 76%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.2

Read

LA -0.1

-2.1 to 1.7

-0.6

Write

LA -0.1

-2.4 to 1.2

-0.5

Maths

LA -0.6

-2.2 to 1.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

07 May 2025

Inspection Report

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15 October 2019

Inspection Report

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17 March 2016

Inspection Report

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22 January 2014

Inspection Report

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15 October 2013

Inspection Report

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18 May 2011

Inspection Report

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05 December 2007

Inspection Report

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04 May 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-03-17

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-10-15

None Legacy

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

1.1%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.1%(2 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 189 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.1%, 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)	189	2	1.1%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	187	1	0.5%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	186	2	1.1%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	190	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	192	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	195	1	0.5%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	195	1	0.5%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	196	2	1.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	194	3	1.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	195	3	1.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	196	1	0.5%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	207	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	207	1	0.5%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	209	4	1.9%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	192	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	192	1	0.5%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	200	3	1.5%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	210	2	1.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	210	4	1.9%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	210	2	1.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	194	1	0.5%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	196	2	1.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	196	4	2.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	177	2	1.1%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	171	3	1.8%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	175	2	1.1%	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 24 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 20 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 11 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 9 pupils

Physical Disability 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

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Wildground 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

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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