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.
Key Details
The full report on this school
What 97 parents told Ofsted, the inspection in plain English, and how this school compares to nearby alternatives — all in one full school report.
- Ofsted inspection in plain EnglishStrengths, concerns and what inspectors flagged
- Parent View survey resultsWhat parents told Ofsted — when the school has 10+ responses
- Where Ofsted and parents disagreeGaps to probe + questions to ask at the open day
- Admissions & catchmentAdmission criteria, distance cutoffs (where the LA publishes them)
- Nearby schools comparedBackup options with Ofsted, demand and distance
- Attendance & behaviour dataPersistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
10 Jun 2025From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.
Source: Ofsted, 14 Jul 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
SEND Support
Resourced ProvisionSource: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
School day
Teaching hours
08:55 – 15:25
Source: southfarnborough-jun.hants.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.
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