Ofsted: Good emoji_events #9 in Portsmouth public Top 48% UK

Meon Junior School

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

personMrs Sara Paine

corporate_fareTHE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST

location_onPortsmouth, PO4 8NT

language Visit Website phone 3333602175

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2014

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Students

343

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Expected Standard

65%

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Age Range

7-11

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Meon Junior School is a Academy converter primary school in Portsmouth, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 48% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Meon Junior School is an academy converter in Portsmouth, admitting pupils aged 7-11. It is part of THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 349 pupils on roll, of whom 29% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 65% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 1% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #9 of 32 primaries in Portsmouth and #5,310 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2014. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 3.3 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

65%

LA 51%

Reading76% LA 65%

Writing79% LA 63%

Maths76% LA 62%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 49%England 61%

Reading64% LA 65% · Eng 74%

Writing67% LA 60% · Eng 72%

Maths73% LA 63% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 48%England 60%

Reading74% LA 63% · Eng 73%

Writing74% LA 61% · Eng 71%

Maths80% LA 64% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.0

Read

LA -1.5

-2.4 to 0.4

-2.6

Write

LA -2.0

-3.9 to -1.3

-1.0

Maths

LA -1.4

-2.3 to 0.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 55%England 65%

Reading68% LA 64% · Eng 73%

Writing86% LA 72% · Eng 78%

Maths77% LA 72% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.4

Read

LA -1.5

-3.7 to -1.0

-1.9

Write

LA -2.3

-3.1 to -0.7

-3.2

Maths

LA -1.8

-4.3 to -2.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 53%

Reading69% LA 66%

Writing86% LA 70%

Maths75% LA 64%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.3

Read

LA -1.9

-5.6 to -3

-2.4

Write

LA -2.3

-3.6 to -1.2

-2.3

Maths

LA -2.1

-3.4 to -1.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2014-01-09

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-04-29

None EIF

Good

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

3.4%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.9%(3 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 349 pupils. During this period, there were 12 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 3.4%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	349	12	3.4%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	351	11	3.1%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	352	7	2.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	352	2	0.6%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	351	2	0.6%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	355	2	0.6%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	343	2	0.6%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	351	1	0.3%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	345	1	0.3%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	343	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	344	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	343	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	347	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	352	1	0.3%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	344	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	344	5	1.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	348	1	0.3%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	351	3	0.9%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	349	7	2.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	344	8	2.3%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	354	25	7.1%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	355	16	4.5%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	358	7	2.0%	0.5%	0

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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 41 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 30 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 15 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Visual Impairment 3 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 3 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils