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Mengham Junior School

Primary · Hayling Island · PO11 9ET

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Requires improvement

SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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

Inspected 15 October 2024

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At a glance

238 pupils · 99% of 240 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
30.3% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
7.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
15.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
7.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.menghamjunior.co.uk/
URN
116052

In figures

At its inspection on 15 October 2024 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Requires improvement. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 7.4% 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)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
51%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
2%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
103
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
101
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 school51%
Median of its 12 closest peers60%
Hampshire average63.6%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind 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
Shay Lane Primary (J and I) SchoolWakefield · 199 miles awayGood62%
Knaresborough St John's Church of England Primary SchoolKnaresborough · 223 miles awayGood71%
The St Peter and St Paul C of E Primary SchoolSkegness · 172 miles awayGood65%
Ongar Place Primary SchoolAddlestone · 45 miles awayNo current grade59%
Shakespeare Junior SchoolEastleigh · 21 miles awayNeeds attention54%
Liss Junior SchoolLiss · 17 miles awayGood66%
Havannah Primary SchoolCongleton · 173 miles awayGood59%
Manea Community Primary SchoolManea · 127 miles awayGood61%
Camelford Community Primary SchoolCamelford · 163 miles awayGood75%
Whitfield St James' CofE (VC) Primary SchoolGlossop · 188 miles awayGood58%
The Rackham Church of England Primary School and Pre-SchoolEly · 121 miles awayGood38%
Old Sarum Primary SchoolSalisbury · 41 miles awayRequires improvement38%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 87% (Hampshire 79%, England 60%) · Any other White background 3% (Hampshire 5%, England 7%) · Asian Indian 2% (Hampshire 2%, England 4%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Hampshire 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Hampshire 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Hampshire 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Hampshire 1%, England 1%) · other groups together 2%

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)
7.4%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
18.3%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

17.15 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
23.3
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

92% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 8% left the state-funded sector

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)

7.7% of teachers took sickness absence, 43 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 £45,693; 15.4% 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£6,837
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 76% (76%) · premises 7% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 6% (8%) · supplies and services 11% (9%) · educational supplies 6% (4%) · bought-in professional services 3% (3%) · catering 3% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £133,096; in-year balance +£18,234

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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)
6/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher27.3%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications21.1%18.1%
In managerial or professional work33.3%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways16%18.1%
Residents in very good health42.7%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier80.1%62.3%
Social housing4%17.1%
Privately rented16%20.5%
Detached houses57%22.9%
Flats17.7%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms26.6%21.1%
Households with no car or van16.7%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01022938 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£340,000263 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£252,500–£422,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (122)£425,000
Semi-detached (60)£325,000
Terraced (30)£282,500
Flat (51)£175,000

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
5an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
9an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
3an 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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