Merdon Junior School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Good
Mar 18 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
7 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Hampshire
Unique reference
115873
Address
Merdon Avenue, Chandler's Ford, SO53 1EJ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
230 (96% of total capacity)
Boys
54.8%
Girls
45.2%
First language not English
12.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
10.9%
Persistent absence
12.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
16.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 77.8%
Other White 6.5%
Mixed 6.4%
Other Asian 2.2%
Chinese 2.2%
African 1.7%
Indian 1.3%
Unclassified 0.9%
Pakistani 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAbove average2.1
WritingAverage-0.7
MathsAverage-0.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 65%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 6%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 108
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.8
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.8
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 3
47
21
26
Year 4
55
34
21
Year 5
63
31
32
Year 6
65
40
25
Year 2024-2025