Merdon Junior School

Eastleigh · SO53 1EJ

General information Junior School · 7-11 years Who goes here 221 pupils, 11.3% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted and results

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Merdon Junior School

General Information

Address: Merdon Avenue, Chandler's Ford, Eastleigh, SO53 1EJ – View on map
Phone: 02380265255
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Thomas Johnston
Age range: 7-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

221 pupils out of 256 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 25
% eligible for free school meals: 11.3%
Pupil mix: 4 in 10 (similar to the Eastleigh average)
English as an additional language: 10% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 30.7% a year (Eastleigh 16%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 63% moved to another school, 37% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Hampshire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 15 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 16 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Hampshire (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 5.0%
Persistently absent pupils: 11.5%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 13.6%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.6%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Moderate learning difficulty: 18 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 7 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 2 pupils
Hearing impairment: 2 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Social, emotional and mental health: 4 pupils
Hearing impairment: 1 pupil
Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

No overall grade given 2025 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted stopped giving single overall grades for a period between September 2024 and November 2025 - this school's most recent inspection falls in that window, so there's no single rating to show, even though it was inspected. The full report (linked below) still has the detail.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 52% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 10% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 11 percentage points below the Eastleigh average (63%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Below (3-year average 59% against an expected 66%)
3-year average (expected standard): 59%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 75% · Writing 60% · Maths 71% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 73%
Average test scores: reading 106, maths 106
Based on: 63 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolEastleigh averageEngland↘ Falling Down 7 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 11 percentage points below the Eastleigh average (63%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 21st of 23 junior and primary schools in the area

=18Stoke Park Junior School55%
#20Shakespeare Junior School54%
=21Merdon Junior School52%
=21Nightingale Primary School52%
#23Townhill Junior School48%

Click to see the full ranking

Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Scantabout Primary School85%
#2Hiltingbury Junior School81%
#3Botley Church of England Controlled Primary School77%
#4Wellstead Primary School71%
=5Berrywood Primary School70%
=5Hamble Primary School70%
=7Fair Oak Junior School66%
=7Norwood Primary & Pre-School66%
#9Shamblehurst Primary School65%
#10Saint James' Church of England Primary School64%
#11The Crescent Primary School62%
#12Freegrounds Junior School61%
#13Kings Copse Primary School59%
#14Fryern Junior School58%
=15Bursledon Junior School(CA)57%
=15Cherbourg Primary School57%
=15Netley Abbey Junior School57%
=18St Swithun Wells Catholic Primary School, Chandlers Ford55%
=18Stoke Park Junior School55%
#20Shakespeare Junior School54%
=21Merdon Junior School52%
=21Nightingale Primary School52%
#23Townhill Junior School48%

View full Ofsted inspection report

Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,617 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

3rd of 10 junior schools in Eastleigh for spending per pupil

#1Fryern Junior School£7,086
#2Townhill Junior School£6,829
#3Merdon Junior School£6,617
#4Freegrounds Junior School£6,598
#5Bursledon Junior School(CA)£6,403

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Fryern Junior School£7,086
#2Townhill Junior School£6,829
#3Merdon Junior School£6,617
#4Freegrounds Junior School£6,598
#5Bursledon Junior School(CA)£6,403
#6Shakespeare Junior School£6,383
#7Hiltingbury Junior School£6,248
#8Fair Oak Junior School£6,208
#9Netley Abbey Junior School£6,178
#10Stoke Park Junior School£6,131

View on the Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool (GOV.UK)

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