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Locks Heath Junior School

Primary · Southampton · SO31 9NZ

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 5 November 2024

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At a glance

418 pupils · 93% of 448 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
9.6% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
5.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
11.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
http://www.locksheathjunior.com/
URN
115926

In figures

At its inspection on 5 November 2024 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.1% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 3

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

125 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
70%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
6%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
106
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
104
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school70%
Median of its 12 closest peers69.5%
Hampshire average63.6%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is in line with the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Aspin Park AcademyKnaresborough · 218 miles awayGood66%
Juniper Hill SchoolHigh Wycombe · 57 miles awayGood67%
Newbridge Primary SchoolBath · 61 miles awayGood72%
Hartford Primary SchoolNorthwich · 174 miles awayGood73%
Mulbarton Primary SchoolNorwich · 159 miles awayGood65%
St Peter's CofE Primary SchoolFarnham · 31 miles awayGood77%
Jericho Primary SchoolWhitehaven · 272 miles awayGood89%
Meltham CofE (VC) Primary SchoolHolmfirth · 191 miles awayGood59%
Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery SchoolWirral · 191 miles awayOutstanding86%
Keston Primary SchoolCoulsdon · 59 miles awayGood62%
Naunton Park Primary SchoolCheltenham · 79 miles awayGood76%
Buckingham Park Primary SchoolShoreham-by-Sea · 44 miles awayGood62%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 85% (Hampshire 79%, England 60%) · Any other White background 4% (Hampshire 5%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Hampshire 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Hampshire 1%, England 2%) · Asian Chinese 2% (Hampshire 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Hampshire 1%, England 2%) · White Gypsy/Roma 1% (Hampshire 1%, England 0%) · Asian Indian 1% (Hampshire 2%, England 4%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.1%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
7.5%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.69 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Hampshire: 2.99 suspensions and 0.01 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
22.4
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

95% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 5% moved to another state school

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

59.1% of teachers took sickness absence, 12 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £52,747; 14.3% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£6,131
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 74% (76%) · premises 8% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 9% (9%) · educational supplies 6% (4%) · bought-in professional services 3% (3%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £265,058; in-year balance +£88,946

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher40.8%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications10.3%18.1%
In managerial or professional work47.7%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways6.7%18.1%
Residents in very good health53.9%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier83.6%62.3%
Social housing0.7%17.1%
Privately rented15.7%20.5%
Detached houses68.3%22.9%
Flats7.7%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms49.2%21.1%
Households with no car or van4%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01022790 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£384,500419 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£289,000–£535,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (206)£536,000
Semi-detached (103)£340,000
Terraced (70)£275,000
Flat (40)£172,000

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
4an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
6an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
1an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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