Purbrook Junior School

Havant · PO7 5NQ

General information Junior School · 7-11 years Who goes here 380 pupils, 25.8% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted report card

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Purbrook Junior School

General Information

Address: Aldermoor Road East, Purbrook, Waterlooville, PO7 5NQ – View on map
Phone: 02392254577
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Craig Williams
Age range: 7-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

380 pupils out of 384 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 98
% eligible for free school meals: 25.8%
Pupil mix: 2 in 10 (similar to the Havant average)
English as an additional language: 6% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 13.1% a year (Havant 13.1%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 47% moved to another school, 53% 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: 4.5%
Persistently absent pupils: 9.5%
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: 13.2%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.7%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Specific learning difficulty: 17 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 12 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 12 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 6 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 9 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
Vision impairment: 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

Ofsted report card June 2026

Ofsted's new report cards grade each part of school life separately, instead of giving one overall word.

Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching Strong standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard
Leadership and governance Strong standard

Before this, under the old system, Ofsted rated the school Good (2022). The report card above replaces that grade.

How Ofsted report cards work

Since November 2025, Ofsted grades each area of a school on its own five-point scale, and no longer gives a single word like “Good” or “Outstanding”. Safeguarding (keeping children safe) is simply met or not met.

Exceptional The very best practice nationally
Strong standard Above what Ofsted expects
Expected standard What Ofsted expects of every school
Needs attention Some weaknesses the school needs to fix
Urgent improvement Serious weaknesses needing urgent action

“Expected standard” is a sound result – it's what Ofsted expects a good school to do. Report cards aren't directly comparable with the old single grades, which is why we don't turn them into one.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 66% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 11% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 7 percentage points above the Havant average (59%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (3-year average 59% against an expected 62%)
3-year average (expected standard): 59%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 83% · Writing 81% · Maths 76% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 73%
Average test scores: reading 105, maths 104
Based on: 94 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 schoolHavant averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 7 percentage points above the Havant average (59%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 5th of 21 junior and primary schools in the area

#4Warren Park Primary School68%
=5Bosmere Junior School66%
=5Purbrook Junior School66%
#7Queen's Inclosure Primary School64%
#8Emsworth Primary School63%

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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

#1Front Lawn Primary Academy82%
#2Padnell Junior School72%
#3St James Church of England Controlled Primary School69%
#4Warren Park Primary School68%
=5Bosmere Junior School66%
=5Purbrook Junior School66%
#7Queen's Inclosure Primary School64%
#8Emsworth Primary School63%
#9Mill Rythe Junior School62%
=10Sharps Copse Primary and Nursery School58%
=10St Alban's Church of England Aided Primary School58%
=10St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Havant58%
#13Barncroft Primary School57%
#14Springwood Junior School55%
#15Mengham Junior School51%
#16Bidbury Junior School49%
#17Hart Plain Junior School47%
#18Trosnant Junior School44%
=19Mill Hill Primary School43%
=19Morelands Primary School43%
#21Woodcroft Primary39%

View full Ofsted inspection report

Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,227 (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.

6th of 9 junior schools in Havant for spending per pupil

#4Mill Rythe Junior School£6,600
#5Mengham Junior School£6,462
#6Purbrook Junior School£6,227
#7Springwood Junior School£6,176
#8Bosmere Junior School£6,117

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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

#1Trosnant Junior School£8,525
#2Hart Plain Junior School£7,788
#3Bidbury Junior School£6,728
#4Mill Rythe Junior School£6,600
#5Mengham Junior School£6,462
#6Purbrook Junior School£6,227
#7Springwood Junior School£6,176
#8Bosmere Junior School£6,117
#9Padnell Junior School£5,796

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