Bishop's Waltham Junior School

About Bishop's Waltham Junior School

Bishop's Waltham Junior School sits slightly above the Hampshire average for its key stage 2 headline measure, with 65% of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with the local authority average of 61%. That four-point gap is modest but consistent, and it places the school in the middle of the pack in Winchester — ranked 20th out of 35 primary schools in the borough. The school's overall Ofsted rating of Good, confirmed in its most recent graded inspection in 2017 and upheld by an ungraded visit in 2022, represents a clear improvement from its previous Requires improvement rating in 2014. Leadership and management were also judged Good in both the 2017 and 2022 inspections. For parents looking at the local landscape, this is a solid, reliable junior school that performs a touch above the typical Hampshire state primary, without being among the very highest achievers in the area.

Digging into the 2023/24 key stage 2 results, the picture is more mixed than the headline suggests. While 65% of pupils met the expected standard in all three subjects, only 8% reached the higher standard — a figure that feels modest given the school's above-average overall score. Reading and maths average scaled scores were 104 and 106 respectively, both a little above the national benchmark of 100. In individual subjects, 89% of pupils met the expected standard in maths, compared with 75% in reading and 86% in writing. The higher-standard figures tell a similar story: 27% in reading, 22% in maths and 17% in writing. Nationally, the school ranks in the 44th percentile for the combined expected standard, and in the South East it sits around the 42nd percentile. So while the school delivers solid core outcomes for most children, it is not especially strong at pushing a large proportion into the top tier of attainment.

The school is oversubscribed, with 300 pupils on roll against a capacity of 282, and 17.7% of pupils eligible for free school meals — close to the national average for primary schools. Facilities include playing fields, a forest school, music rooms, a gymnasium and an art studio, and the school runs a decent range of clubs from coding and chess to choir and eco club. Sports provision covers rounders, swimming, tennis and gymnastics. SEND support is broad, with provisions for autistic spectrum disorder, dyslexia, speech and language needs, visual impairment and physical disability. The school is non-denominational and does not have a nursery or sixth form. For families in the Winchester area, this is a well-regarded junior school that delivers dependable outcomes, particularly in maths, and offers a good range of enrichment activities. Its closest outstanding-rated school is Bishops Waltham Infant School, just 0.1 km away, which may be a natural feeder for some families.

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