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South Farnborough Junior School

Primary · Farnborough · GU14 6PL

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: OutstandingPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 10 June 2025

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At a glance

399 pupils · 105% of 380 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
11.3% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
22% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
13.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
6.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
http://www.southfarnborough-jun.hants.sch.uk
URN
116155

In figures

At its inspection on 10 June 2025 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 3.3% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Catchment area

Catchment area: defined priority area. Inside it, last place at 0.79 miles for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 3

Cutoff by admission criterion (2026 entry)

Other catchment
0.79 miles

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

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
67%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
7%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
106
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
105
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 school67%
Median of its 12 closest peers69%
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
Hurst Park Primary AcademyWest Molesey · 18 miles awayGood66%
Langford Village Community Primary SchoolBicester · 45 miles awayGood52%
Burpham Primary SchoolGuildford · 8 miles awayNo current grade80%
Darrick Wood Junior SchoolOrpington · 35 miles awayGood65%
Pickhurst AcademyWest Wickham · 33 miles awayOutstanding74%
St Mark's CofE Junior School, SalisburySalisbury · 48 miles awayGood70%
St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery SchoolOxford · 40 miles awayGood57%
Jennett's Park CofE Primary SchoolBracknell · 8 miles awayExpected standard69%
Heaton Park Primary SchoolManchester · 169 miles awayGood67%
Puss Bank School and NurseryMacclesfield · 148 miles awayExpected standard69%
St Nicolas Church of England Primary School, AbingdonAbingdon · 36 miles awayGood69%
St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, ScarboroughScarborough · 206 miles awayGood77%

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

Special educational needs

Needs this school records that it caters for, in the order it lists them.

Provision type: Resourced provision.

Resourced provision
21 of 20 places taken full, or over capacity

Unit places come from the school census and describe the position when it was taken, not today. Confirm with the local authority before relying on them.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 71% (Hampshire 79%, England 60%) · Asian Indian 6% (Hampshire 2%, England 4%) · Any other White background 6% (Hampshire 5%, England 7%) · Any other Asian background 6% (Hampshire 2%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 4% (Hampshire 2%, England 3%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Hampshire 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Hampshire 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Hampshire 1%, England 2%) · Black African 1% (Hampshire 2%, England 5%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Hampshire 1%, 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)
3.3%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
4%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

1.27 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
23.1
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

86% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 5% moved to another state school · 9% 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)

57.1% of teachers took sickness absence, 20.8 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 £52,694; 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£6,591
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 79% (76%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 7% (8%) · supplies and services 7% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 3% (3%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £106,043; in-year balance +£7,775

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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)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher37.5%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications8.7%18.1%
In managerial or professional work45.1%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways9.2%18.1%
Residents in very good health56.9%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier78.1%62.3%
Social housing7%17.1%
Privately rented14.9%20.5%
Detached houses42.1%22.9%
Flats7.6%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms27.6%21.1%
Households with no car or van7.2%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01023114 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£400,000431 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£292,500–£512,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (112)£592,500
Semi-detached (110)£420,000
Terraced (107)£378,000
Flat (102)£200,000

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
0an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
2an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
0an 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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