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EnglandSouth EastSouthamptonSO15 5XEShirley Junior School
Primary

Shirley Junior School

Primary

Southampton · Southampton · SO15 5XE http://www.shirleyjuniorschool.org.uk

Pupils
358
cap. 360
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
48%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
358
Pupils · 2024/25
24%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
48%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
358
Pupils · 2024/25
24%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 07/06/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySouthampton
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio23.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen

Overview of Shirley Junior School · Primary · Southampton

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
48%
-13pp
73%61%48%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 48%
RWM higher standard
2%
-5pp
12%7%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
76%
Reading higher standard
43%
Writing expected standard
65%
Writing higher standard
3%
Maths expected standard
60%
Maths higher standard
23%
Science expected standard
86%
SPAG expected standard
64%
SPAG higher standard
18%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

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
358
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
24%
FSM eligible
22%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
Bellemoor Road, Shirley, Southampton, SO15 5XE
Local authority
Southampton
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
2024/2548%2%76%43%65%3%60%23%86%64%107.0103.0103.013%358
2023/2461%7%81%38%74%10%73%19%87%72%107.0103.0105.013%360
2022/2362%7%73%40%80%11%71%21%78%66%106.0103.0102.0-0.60-0.90-2.7011%361
2018/1966%12%70%40%80%16%80%27%87%65%105.0105.0103.0-1.40-2.10-1.508%360
2017/1873%8%84%46%83%11%84%28%96%80%108.0106.0107.0+1.20-2.30-0.208%358
2016/1762%8%78%37%87%9%68%27%92%74%106.0104.0106.0+0.30-1.10-1.606%370

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
2024/2535823.513%24%22%5%9%
2023/2436023.613%26%17%4%9%
2022/2336122.511%27%19%4%9%
2021/2236023.18%26%18%5%10%
2020/2135620.79%29%17%
2018/1936021.68%28%14%3%5%
2017/1835820.08%28%14%3%4%
2016/1737017.26%26%14%3%4%

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