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Netley Abbey Junior School

Primary · Southampton · SO31 5EL

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 24 May 2023

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At a glance

341 pupils · 95% of 360 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
27.9% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
5.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
23.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
http://netleyabbeyschools.co.uk
URN
116061

In figures

An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 24 May 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.9% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Places by distance, last offered at 1.48 miles for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 3

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2026 entry) lived within 1.48 miles

measured in a straight line.

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

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
57%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
6%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
103
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
102
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 school57%
Median of its 12 closest peers59%
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
Hungerford Primary SchoolHungerford · 37 miles awayGood65%
Silver End AcademyWitham · 108 miles awayExpected standard45%
Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant SchoolPontefract · 194 miles awayGood42%
Mytham Primary SchoolBolton · 190 miles awayGood56%
Sheringham Community Primary SchoolSheringham · 179 miles awayGood61%
Giffards Primary SchoolStanford-le-Hope · 90 miles awayGood78%
Swinton Queen Primary SchoolMexborough · 180 miles awayGood58%
Cheadle Primary SchoolStoke-on-Trent · 148 miles awayNeeds attention46%
Norman Street Primary SchoolCarlisle · 285 miles awayGood59%
Scawthorpe Castle Hills Primary AcademyDoncaster · 185 miles awayNo current grade74%
Sherford Vale School & NurserySherford · 124 miles awayGood59%
Richmond Avenue Primary and Nursery SchoolSouthend-on-Sea · 102 miles awayExpected standard60%

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 3% (Hampshire 5%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (Hampshire 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Hampshire 1%, England 2%) · White Gypsy/Roma 2% (Hampshire 1%, England 0%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Hampshire 1%, England 2%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Hampshire 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Hampshire 1%, England 1%) · Asian Indian 1% (Hampshire 2%, England 4%) · Black African 1% (Hampshire 2%, England 5%) · 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)
5.9%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
14.3%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

14.24 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
20.8
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

89% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 11% 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)

50% of teachers took sickness absence, 15.4 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 £49,855; 15.8% 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£6,332
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 78% (76%) · premises 7% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 6% (8%) · supplies and services 9% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (4%) · bought-in professional services 3% (3%) · catering 3% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £209,942; in-year balance +£36,362

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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)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher19.4%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications23.9%18.1%
In managerial or professional work24.1%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways22.9%18.1%
Residents in very good health43.1%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier50.1%62.3%
Social housing41.4%17.1%
Privately rented8.5%20.5%
Detached houses6.9%22.9%
Flats22%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms8%21.1%
Households with no car or van18.5%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01022711 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£325,000225 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£259,000–£390,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (45)£460,000
Semi-detached (85)£358,500
Terraced (57)£285,000
Flat (38)£195,000

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

Inside the Year 3 cutoff distance (2.38 km, 2026 entry): 883 sales, median £288,000. The homes that would have got a child in that year, at the straight-line distance the school last filled to.

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
4an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
2an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
16an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
6an 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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