Balksbury Junior School | Primary in Andover, Test Valley | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

Balksbury Junior School

Primary

Test Valley · Andover · SP10 3QP www.balksburyfederation.co.uk

Pupils
373
cap. 360
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted report

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Latest Ofsted report
1 Apr 2025
School inspection

Other Ofsted reports

11 reports
22 Oct 2019
School inspection
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20 Apr 2016
Full inspectionGood
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9 Jan 2014
Full inspectionRequires Improvement
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

This school is in Test Valley. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
68%
+5pp
LA
64%
England
63%
71%65%59%
'17'18'19'23'24'25
RWM higher
11%
0pp
LA
8%
England
8%
17%13%8%
'17'18'19'23'24'25

Parent View

as at 2020-04-06
Overall happy
100%
Would recommend
93%
Responses
40
All questions13
  • Strongly agree
  • Agree
  • Neither
  • Disagree
  • Strongly disagree
  • Don't know
  • Yes
  • No

Q1. My child is happy at this school

100%

Q2. My child feels safe at this school

96%

Q3. The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved

85%

Q4. My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying effectively

21%

Q5. The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year

76%

Q6. When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

63%

Q8. The school has high expectations for my child

88%

Q9. My child does well at this school

96%

Q10. The school lets me know how my child is doing

91%

Q11. There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school

96%

Q12. My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school

95%

Q13. The school supports my child's wider personal development

81%

Q14. I would recommend this school to another parent

93%

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
76%
Reading higher standard
26%
Writing expected standard
85%
Writing higher standard
26%
Maths expected standard
77%
Maths higher standard
26%
Science expected standard
83%
SPAG expected standard
79%
LA AVG 72%
SPAG higher standard
37%
LA AVG 26%
Reading scaled score
105.0
LA AVG 105.75
Maths scaled score
105.0
LA AVG 104.3
GPS scaled score
107.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
373
cap. 360
373360347
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.9
LA AVG 20.76:1
26.224.823.3
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EAL
11%
LA AVG 10.65%
12%8%3%
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FSM eligible
18%
LA AVG 20.42%
19%15%12%
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SEN
15%
LA AVG 18.49%
15%11%7%
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Overall absence
4%
LA
5%
England
5%
6%5%4%
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Persistent absence
5%
LA
10%
England
13%
13%9%4%
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Overview

AddressFloral Way, Salisbury Road, Andover, SP10 3QP
Telephone01264365642
Local authorityHampshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio23.9:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£5264 spend / pupil£5647 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2568%11%373
2023/2463%11%371
2022/2363%17%-1.40+1.10-1.30350
2018/1959%12%-3.60-1.90-3.20357
2017/1867%12%-2.60-1.00-1.60351
2016/1771%8%-2.00-1.90-2.20349
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2576%26%85%26%77%26%83%79%105.0105.0107.015%
2023/2474%23%87%24%76%20%81%84%105.0104.0107.011%
2022/2374%26%83%26%74%27%78%79%105.0104.0107.011%
2018/1967%21%78%22%76%22%79%72%103.0104.0104.010%
2017/1876%20%80%24%79%27%82%76%104.0105.0106.010%
2016/1779%29%87%12%79%24%88%84%105.0105.0107.010%

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2537323.915%11%18%4%5%
2023/2437123.911%12%16%5%8%
2022/2335023.311%11%15%5%7%
2021/2234723.811%10%12%6%13%
2020/2134926.07%9%17%
2018/1935725.510%3%13%4%5%
2017/1835126.210%4%15%4%7%
2016/1734926.010%5%19%4%4%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.