Merton Junior School

Basingstoke and Deane · RG24 9HB

General information Junior School · 7-11 years Who goes here 245 pupils, 34.3% FSM

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Merton Junior School

General Information

Address: Romsey Close, Popley Way, Basingstoke, RG24 9HB – View on map
Phone: 01256326573
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Kayleigh Reading
Age range: 7-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

245 pupils out of 360 places Plenty of room

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 84
% eligible for free school meals: 34.3%
Pupil mix: 6 in 10 (more mixed than the Basingstoke and Deane average)
English as an additional language: 37% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 19.1% a year (Basingstoke and Deane 15.4%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 75% moved to another school, 25% 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

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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: 4.1%
Persistently absent pupils: 9.6%
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: 29.4%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 7.8%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Moderate learning difficulty: 22 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 19 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 17 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 4 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 3 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 13 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 5 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 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

Good 2022 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 46% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 3% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 19 percentage points below the Basingstoke and Deane average (65%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well below (3-year average 43% against an expected 59%)
3-year average (expected standard): 43%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 57% · Writing 70% · Maths 56% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 56%
Average test scores: reading 102, maths 100
Based on: 61 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 schoolBasingstoke and Deane averageEngland↗ Improving Up 8 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 19 percentage points below the Basingstoke and Deane average (65%).

Year 6 SATs: 38th of 41 junior and primary schools in the area

#36Chalk Ridge Primary School51%
#37Four Lanes Community Junior School47%
#38Merton Junior School46%
#39Chiltern Primary School43%
#40Tadley Community Primary School36%

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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

=1Burghclere Primary School90%
=1Rucstall Primary School90%
#3Ashford Hill Primary School87%
#4St Bede's Catholic Primary School85%
#5St Mark's Church of England Primary School81%
#6Preston Candover Church of England Primary School79%
=7Kempshott Junior School78%
=7Overton Church of England Primary School78%
#9Oakridge Junior School77%
#10Woolton Hill Junior School76%
#11St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School74%
#12Manor Field Junior School72%
=13Sherborne St John Church of England Primary School71%
=13The Priory Primary School71%
#15Silchester Church of England Primary School70%
=16Cliddesden Primary School69%
=16Oakley Church of England Junior School69%
=16St Mary Bourne Primary School69%
=16Whitchurch Church of England Primary School69%
=20Castle Hill Primary School67%
=20St Martin's East Woodhay Church of England (Aided) Primary School67%
#22Great Binfields Primary School66%
=23Marnel Junior School65%
=23St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School65%
=25Kingsclere Church of England Primary School64%
=25Winklebury Junior School64%
#27Park View Primary School62%
#28Hatch Warren Junior School59%
#29St Anne's Catholic Primary School58%
=30Bramley Church of England Primary School56%
=30South View Junior School56%
=32Bishopswood Junior School55%
=32Kings Furlong Junior School55%
#34Burnham Copse Primary School53%
#35Fairfields Primary School52%
#36Chalk Ridge Primary School51%
#37Four Lanes Community Junior School47%
#38Merton Junior School46%
#39Chiltern Primary School43%
#40Tadley Community Primary School36%
#41Ecchinswell and Sydmonton Church of England Primary School33%

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7th of 12 junior schools in Basingstoke and Deane for Ofsted rating

#5Kempshott Junior SchoolGood
#6Manor Field Junior SchoolGood
#7Merton Junior SchoolGood
#8Oakley Church of England Junior SchoolGood
#9Oakridge Junior SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Marnel Junior SchoolOutstanding
#2Bishopswood Junior SchoolGood
#3Four Lanes Community Junior SchoolGood
#4Hatch Warren Junior SchoolGood
#5Kempshott Junior SchoolGood
#6Manor Field Junior SchoolGood
#7Merton Junior SchoolGood
#8Oakley Church of England Junior SchoolGood
#9Oakridge Junior SchoolGood
#10South View Junior SchoolGood
#11Winklebury Junior SchoolGood
#12Woolton Hill Junior SchoolGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £7,283 (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.

4th of 14 junior schools in Basingstoke and Deane for spending per pupil

#2Woolton Hill Junior School£7,558
#3Kings Furlong Junior School£7,410
#4Merton Junior School£7,283
#5Manor Field Junior School£7,213
#6Hatch Warren Junior School£6,935

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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

#1South View Junior School£8,073
#2Woolton Hill Junior School£7,558
#3Kings Furlong Junior School£7,410
#4Merton Junior School£7,283
#5Manor Field Junior School£7,213
#6Hatch Warren Junior School£6,935
#7Winklebury Junior School£6,880
#8Bishopswood Junior School£6,877
#9Kempshott Junior School£6,466
#10Four Lanes Community Junior School£6,396
#11Oakley Church of England Junior School£6,035
#12St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School£5,770
#13Oakridge Junior School£5,638
#14Marnel Junior School£5,198

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