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Southbourne Junior School

Primary · Emsworth · PO10 8JX

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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 15 June 2023

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At a glance

228 pupils · 95% of 240 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
19.7% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
2.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
16% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
http://www.southbournejuniors.co.uk
URN
125878

In figures

An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 15 June 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.3% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
56%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
4%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
105
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
103
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 school56%
Median of its 12 closest peers59.5%
West Sussex average59.1%
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
All Saints Stibbard Church of England Primary Academy and NurseryFakenham · 157 miles awayRequires improvement50%
Holy Trinity Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, HalsteadHalstead · 101 miles awayGood60%
St Augustine of Canterbury RC Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyBurnley · 212 miles awayGood53%
Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, WhitworthRochdale · 202 miles awayGood72%
St Marys CofE Primary SchoolShrewsbury · 153 miles awayNo current grade68%
Northfold Community Primary SchoolThornton-Cleveleys · 228 miles awayGood59%
Keresforth Primary SchoolBarnsley · 188 miles awayGood73%
St Lawrence CofE Primary SchoolChurch Stretton · 143 miles awayGood59%
St Margaret's Church of England Junior SchoolBideford · 145 miles awayNeeds attention46%
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, SeahamSeaham · 277 miles awayGood75%
South Crosland Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior SchoolHuddersfield · 195 miles awayGood51%
Hopton Church of England Primary AcademyGreat Yarmouth · 162 miles awayGood68%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 93% (West Sussex 73%, England 60%) · White Gypsy/Roma 4% (West Sussex 0%, England 0%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (West Sussex 2%, England 2%) · Any other White background 1% (West Sussex 6%, England 7%) · 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)
5.3%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
15%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.89 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · West Sussex: 2.81 suspensions and 0.04 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
22.1
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

87% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 9% moved to another state school · 4% 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)

46.2% of teachers took sickness absence, 7.7 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 £48,921; 16.7% 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£6,383
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 82% (76%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 3% (8%) · supplies and services 10% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (4%) · bought-in professional services 3% (3%) · catering 1% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £66,100; in-year balance -£35,957

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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)
6/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher36.2%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications16.9%18.1%
In managerial or professional work41.7%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways13.6%18.1%
Residents in very good health49.6%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier76.9%62.3%
Social housing12.6%17.1%
Privately rented10.5%20.5%
Detached houses39.1%22.9%
Flats10.6%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms22.3%21.1%
Households with no car or van9.9%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01031535 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£382,500193 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£312,500–£475,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (63)£530,000
Semi-detached (74)£367,500
Terraced (34)£344,000
Flat (22)£205,000

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
2an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
2an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
13an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
2an 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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