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Merton Junior School

Primary

Basingstoke and Deane · Basingstoke · RG24 9HB http://www.mertonjuniorschool.co.uk

Pupils
261
cap. 360
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
46%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
261
Pupils · 2024/25
33%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
46%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
261
Pupils · 2024/25
33%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 10/11/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityHampshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio17.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Merton Junior School · Primary · Hampshire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
46%
-1pp
58%48%38%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 46%
RWM higher standard
3%
-4pp
13%8%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
57%
Reading higher standard
21%
Writing expected standard
70%
Writing higher standard
15%
Maths expected standard
56%
Maths higher standard
8%
Science expected standard
77%
SPAG expected standard
56%
SPAG higher standard
15%
Reading scaled score
102.0
Maths scaled score
100.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

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
261
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
33%
FSM eligible
35%
SEN
31%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
Romsey Close, Popley Way, Basingstoke, RG24 9HB
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
2024/2546%3%57%21%70%15%56%8%77%56%102.0100.0102.031%261
2023/2447%7%58%15%68%17%55%23%78%48%102.0101.0101.031%263
2022/2338%3%58%13%63%8%57%8%74%56%102.0100.0101.0-3.60-3.30-4.3030%264
2018/1958%13%71%24%71%31%75%19%81%75%103.0103.0106.0-2.20-1.60-2.6020%302
2017/1853%2%74%21%74%19%67%12%78%67%104.0102.0103.0+0.30+0.80-0.6025%280
2016/1758%10%76%36%76%18%76%14%92%76%106.0103.0105.0+3.00-0.50-0.9029%247

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
2024/2526118.931%33%35%4%10%
2023/2426321.231%30%32%5%13%
2022/2326421.030%22%36%5%15%
2021/2229121.427%20%35%5%14%
2020/2130419.022%18%33%
2018/1930219.920%19%32%3%6%
2017/1828020.025%16%33%3%5%
2016/1724714.929%19%37%4%8%

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