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EnglandSouth WestDorsetBH16 5NQUpton Junior School
Primary

Upton Junior School

Primary

Dorset · Poole · BH16 5NQ http://www.uptonjun.dorset.sch.uk/

Pupils
356
cap. 384
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
47%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
356
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
47%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
356
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 22/02/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityDorset
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Upton Junior School · Primary · Dorset

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19

RWM expected standard
47%
-10pp
57%52%47%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 47%
RWM higher standard
2%
0pp
6%4%2%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
66%
Reading higher standard
27%
Writing expected standard
63%
Writing higher standard
4%
Maths expected standard
58%
Maths higher standard
15%
Science expected standard
81%
SPAG expected standard
69%
SPAG higher standard
16%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
356
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
5%
FSM eligible
26%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
14%

Contact

Address
St Martin's Road, Upton, Poole, BH16 5NQ
Local authority
Dorset
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
2024/2547%2%66%27%63%4%58%15%81%69%105.0102.0104.019%356
2023/2457%2%79%29%64%4%75%21%89%71%105.0103.0104.018%346
2022/2355%4%75%33%67%7%63%14%82%73%106.0102.0105.0+1.10-0.90-1.3016%346
2018/1949%6%60%19%74%16%62%12%79%76%102.0101.0104.0-1.80-0.90-3.6021%New school

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
2024/2535622.119%5%26%6%14%
2023/2434628.418%5%27%6%13%
2022/2334625.816%4%26%5%12%
2021/2235525.915%4%26%7%18%
2020/2136620.418%3%26%
2018/1937625.421%3%21%4%8%

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