South Farnborough Junior School

About South Farnborough Junior School

South Farnborough Junior School sits within Hampshire local authority, which has 425 primary schools, and ranks 76th across the county. In the Rushmoor borough, it comes 4th out of 16 schools based on the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, placing it in the top quarter of its immediate area. The top-performing peers in the same local authority are Preston Candover Church of England Primary School, Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School - the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools, and St Faith's Church of England Primary School, all of which score higher on the same ranking metric. The nearest school rated Outstanding by Ofsted is Talavera Junior School, 3.8 km away. South Farnborough itself was rated Good in its most recent graded inspection in June 2025, a change from its previous Outstanding rating, though inspectors judged behaviour and attitudes and personal development as Outstanding on this occasion.

In the 2023/24 academic year, 71% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, comfortably above the Hampshire LA average of 61%. A further 16% reached the higher standard in all three subjects. Reading and maths average scaled scores both came in at 107, while individual subject expected rates were 79% for reading, 80% for maths, and 83% for writing. Higher-standard attainment was strongest in maths at 37%, followed by reading at 33% and writing at 21%. Progress scores are not available in the data, so it is not possible to say how much value the school adds relative to starting points. Parent feedback is very positive: 96% of the 97 respondents would recommend the school, and 96% agreed or strongly agreed that their child is happy there. Strong agreement was particularly high for safety (84%), clubs and activities (80%), and behaviour (72%).

The school runs above its stated capacity of 380 with 395 pupils on roll, so it is clearly popular and oversubscribed. Facilities include a sensory room, ICT suite, gymnasium, music rooms, art studios, library and chapel. Sports offered are athletics, swimming, dance and gymnastics, while clubs include science, drama, eco, chess and book club. SEND provision is broad, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social emotional and mental health needs, speech language and communication needs, hearing impairment, multi-sensory impairment, and autistic spectrum disorder, with a resourced provision on site. 21% of responding parents said their child has SEND, and 90% of those agreed or strongly agreed that the school gives them the support they need. This is a solid, well-regarded junior school for families in Rushmoor who want strong academic outcomes and a wide range of enrichment, though the lack of progress data means it is worth visiting to see how it stretches children at different starting points.

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