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EnglandSouth EastEastleighSO53 1EJMerdon Junior School
Primary

Merdon Junior School

Primary

Eastleigh · Eastleigh · SO53 1EJ www.merdon.hants.sch.uk

Pupils
230
cap. 256
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
52%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
230
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
52%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
230
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 16/07/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityHampshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Merdon Junior School · Primary · Hampshire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
52%
-13pp
70%61%52%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 52%
RWM higher standard
10%
+4pp
17%12%6%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
75%
Reading higher standard
37%
Writing expected standard
60%
Writing higher standard
11%
Maths expected standard
71%
Maths higher standard
40%
Science expected standard
75%
SPAG expected standard
73%
SPAG higher standard
24%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

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
230
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
12%
FSM eligible
11%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
Merdon Avenue, Chandler's Ford, Eastleigh, SO53 1EJ
Local authority
Hampshire
Telephone
Email

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 exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2552%10%75%37%60%11%71%40%75%73%106.0106.0105.020%230
2023/2465%6%88%32%69%12%82%25%80%82%108.0105.0106.018%248
2022/2359%17%78%53%73%20%75%31%77%72%109.0106.0107.0+2.10-0.70-0.4016%254
2018/1970%11%79%33%75%24%81%35%90%81%106.0107.0107.0+1.40-0.60+1.2012%258
2017/1870%11%90%43%81%16%81%32%79%92%108.0106.0109.0+0.90-1.60-0.3014%261
2016/1762%13%87%30%84%25%79%22%92%79%106.0105.0105.0-1.00-0.70-2.0013%259

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
2024/2523023.020%12%11%5%12%
2023/2424820.518%12%9%5%8%
2022/2325421.916%12%10%7%12%
2021/2225321.813%5%8%6%10%
2020/2125422.712%3%8%
2018/1925823.412%5%7%2%3%
2017/1826122.714%5%6%3%5%
2016/1725923.313%5%5%3%2%

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