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Sholing Junior School

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  • ages 7–11
  • Mixed
  • Southampton
  • SO19 8PT
Ofsted Good · inspected Jun 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 11,486 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 77%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 58%58%2016/17: top 27%2017/18: top 25%25% · 2017/182018/19: top 34%2022/23: top 83%2023/24: top 57%2024/25: top 77%No exams

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

Expected standard, RWM53% · South East 64%2/10 Well below South East−44.6 pts
Higher standard, RWM3% · South East 7%2/10 Well below South East−37.9 pts
Reading score104 · South East 1062/10 Well below South East−40.3 pts
Maths score103 · South East 1053/10 Below−32.9 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 51% · 61 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 73% · 59 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 77% · 60 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 73% · 90 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 46% · 83 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 60% · 90 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 53% · 90 pupils · South East 64%77%46%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 3% · 61 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 10% · 59 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 13% · 60 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 12% · 90 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 0% · 83 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 4% · 90 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 3% · 90 pupils · South East 7%13%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 102 · 61 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 107 · 59 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 109 · 60 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 106 · 90 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 104 · 83 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 105 · 90 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 104 · 90 pupils · South East 106109102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 61 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 105 · 59 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 108 · 60 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 106 · 90 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 101 · 83 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 105 · 90 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 103 · 90 pupils · South East 105108101No exams

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Inspections · 2008–2022

  1. 2008Goodas predecessor
  2. 2013Goodas predecessor
  3. 2017Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2022Good

4 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026353
Free school meals (past 6 years)28.0%
First language not English9.5%
SEN support19.6%
EHC plan2.9%
Absence (sessions missed)6.9%
Persistently absent pupils16.8%

Girls 49.1%Boys 50.9%

98.1% full · 360 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher22.8
Pupils per adult14.9
  • Classroom teachers 13.5
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 7.9
  • Other support 9.7

Teachers 15.5 FTE · Whole workforce 33.1 · 53 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,535
Spend per pupil£6,162
Staff spend per pupil£4,988
Reserve per pupil£159
  • +£55,000revenue reserve
  • +£129,000in-year balance

Grants £6,035 · self-generated £500 · premises £309 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: HAMWIC EDUCATION TRUST (37 academies) · trust reserve £4,791,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it