Hiltingbury Junior School

About Hiltingbury Junior School

Hiltingbury Junior School holds a Good rating from its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023, a change from the Outstanding grade it received in its previous inspection back in 2008. The school’s academic story is best told through its Key Stage 2 results for the 2023/24 academic year, where 81% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That figure sits well above the Hampshire local authority average of 61% for the same measure, and it places the school second out of 23 primary schools in the Eastleigh area. Nationally, Hiltingbury ranks in the top 10% of all primary schools on this metric, which gives a clear sense of the academic ground it covers. The school’s overall effectiveness, quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management were all judged Good in the 2023 inspection.

Digging deeper into the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 data, the school’s performance is consistently strong across individual subjects. In maths, 92% of pupils reached the expected standard and the average score was 109, while 43% achieved the higher standard. Reading saw 86% at the expected level, also with an average score of 109, and 55% reached the higher standard — a notably high proportion. Writing was similarly solid, with 91% meeting expectations and 28% hitting the higher mark. The combined expected standard figure of 81% is the headline metric, but the spread of higher-standard scores suggests the school stretches its more able pupils effectively. There are no progress scores available in the data, so it is not possible to say how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points, but the raw attainment outcomes are well above local and national averages. The school’s ranking score of 81 places it in the top 10% nationally and top 10% regionally within the South East.

Hiltingbury Junior School is a state primary for children aged 7 to 11, with 377 pupils on roll against a capacity of 384, so it is nearly full. Just 8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is below the national average and reflects the relatively affluent catchment. The school offers a range of facilities including a gymnasium, library, outdoor playground, playing fields and a chapel. Sports provision covers swimming, cricket, tennis, football and rounders, while clubs include drama, gardening and choir. For SEND, the school has a resourced provision and supports pupils with specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is Hiltingbury Infant School, which sits on the same site. This is a school that suits families looking for strong academic outcomes in a well-subscribed local junior school with good SEND support and a broad extracurricular offer.

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