Primary school

Fairisle Junior School

  • Foundation School
  • ages 7–11
  • Mixed
  • Southampton
  • SO16 8BY
Ofsted Good · inspected Feb 2018

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 3,054 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 21%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 71%71%2016/17: top 10%2017/18: top 7%7% · 2017/182018/19: top 81%2022/23: top 27%2023/24: top 15%2024/25: top 21%No exams

Against South EastArrows: South East rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM76% · South East 64%9/10 Top 20%+68.7 pts
Higher standard, RWM9% · South East 7%6/10 Middle+21.2 pts
Reading score107 · South East 1066/10 Middle+41.2 pts
Maths score107 · South East 1058/10 Above+37.4 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 45% · 87 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 83% · 88 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 88% · 68 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 53% · 85 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 71% · 90 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 78% · 107 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 76% · 87 pupils · South East 64%88%45%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 2% · 87 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 8% · 88 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 9% · 68 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 8% · 85 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 3% · 90 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 6% · 107 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 9% · 87 pupils · South East 7%9%2%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 100 · 87 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 107 · 88 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 110 · 68 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 103 · 85 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 105 · 90 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 106 · 107 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 107 · 87 pupils · South East 106110100No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 101 · 87 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 108 · 88 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 110 · 68 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 105 · 85 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 106 · 90 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 105 · 107 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 107 · 87 pupils · South East 105110101No exams

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Inspections · 2008–2023

  1. 2008Satisfactory
  2. 2011Good
  3. 2013Requires improvement
  4. 2015Requires improvement
  5. 2017Ungraded visit
  6. 2018Good
  7. 2023Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026375
Free school meals (past 6 years)45.4%
First language not English23.7%
SEN support14.5%
EHC plan1.6%
Absence (sessions missed)5.5%
Persistently absent pupils16.0%

Girls 50.1%Boys 49.9%

104.2% full · 360 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.8
Pupils per adult13.5
  • Classroom teachers 15
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 8.3
  • Other support 6

Teachers 18 FTE · Whole workforce 32.2 · 42 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,186
Spend per pupil£7,507
Staff spend per pupil£5,511
Reserve per pupil£527
  • +£197,526revenue reserve
  • −£120,429in-year balance

Grants £6,968 · self-generated £218 · premises £420 per pupil