Shakespeare Junior School

Eastleigh · SO50 4JT

General information Junior School · 7-11 years Who goes here 334 pupils, 23.1% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted report card

Parent score Rate this school No reviews yet - be the first SEN Resourced provision · 12.9% on SEN support Behaviour Good record Staff 12.2% turnover Financials £6,383 per pupil Environment Buildings and facilities

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Cooperative 70 /100

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Shakespeare Junior School

General Information

Address: St Catherine's Road, Eastleigh, SO50 4JT – View on map
Phone: 02380618905
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Nikki Wilson
Age range: 7-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

334 pupils out of 360 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 77
% eligible for free school meals: 23.1%
Pupil mix: 4 in 10 (similar to the Eastleigh average)
English as an additional language: 14% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 12.2% a year (Eastleigh 16%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 43% moved to another school, 57% 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.

Supply and cover teaching

Classes taught mainly by supply or cover staff for half a term or more: 0 (a full term or more: 0)
Teaching posts vacant or only temporarily filled during the year: 0
Days of supply or agency teacher cover: <5
Data year: 2025/26 (from the school, under Freedom of Information)

Government figures only count teachers on contracts of 28 days or more, so a class covered by a run of supply teachers doesn't show up in them – which is why we ask schools directly.

Behaviour

Good record 2025/26

About this Behaviour status

Based on real data requested under Freedom of Information, compared against other schools of the same type that have also responded - not a judgement on any single figure alone.

Reading the numbers: higher figures below often mean a school records thoroughly and takes concerns seriously, rather than more incidents happening. A school reporting unusually low figures sometimes has a reporting gap rather than a problem-free intake. If a figure stands out, it's worth asking the school how it records.

Data year: 2025/26
Bullying incidents: 0
Physical aggression / violence incidents: 15
Child protection referrals: 10
Safeguarding concerns: 50
Racist incidents: <5
Suspensions (fixed-term exclusions): 7
Permanent exclusions: 0
Sexual harassment or sexual violence between pupils (recorded incidents): <5 (led to a suspension or exclusion: 3; referred to social care or police: 0) – a higher number can mean a school takes reports seriously and records them carefully

See the bullying figures for every school in Eastleigh →

Figures may show "<5" for some schools.

What does "<5" mean?

A figure shown as "<5" means the real number is below 5 - the standard convention for this kind of data, used to avoid identifying individual pupils. Different schools may also record and define incidents differently, so read comparisons with care.

1st of 2 junior schools in Eastleigh for behaviour

#1Shakespeare Junior School80%
#2Netley Abbey Junior School20%

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Behaviour ranking

Each school's score (out of 100) reflects how it compares to other schools in the area across all reported behaviour metrics — bullying, physical aggression, safeguarding referrals and racist incidents. A higher score means fewer reported incidents relative to peers. Ranked by real FOI-reported figures. Schools that have declined to provide this data sit at the bottom — refusing a legal request is treated as worse than any honestly-reported result.

Rank School Score

#1Shakespeare Junior School80%
#2Netley Abbey Junior School20%

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: 5.2%
Persistently absent pupils: 15.8%
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

Resourced provision for Moderate learning difficulties 10 places · 10 pupils at the last count

Places are usually for children with an EHC Plan and are arranged through the council, not the normal school application.

Pupils on SEN Support: 12.9%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 6.6%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 13 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 11 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 8 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 8 pupils
Physical disability: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 9 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 7 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 3 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
Physical disability: 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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Behaviour

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Headteacher Approval

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SafeguardingSafeguarding (parent rating)How parents rate the school on keeping children safe - how safe their child feels, and how well concerns are listened to and acted on. It's parents' experience, not an inspection result; Ofsted checks safeguarding separately.

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Wraparound CareWraparound Care (parent rating)How parents rate the school's breakfast and after-school clubs - availability, cost and quality. Only asked for infant, junior and primary schools, where it matters most for working parents.

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Would recommend –

This score reflects how openly the school responded to our Freedom of Information request. Schools that withhold information are rated lower — even the act of hiding data tells parents something about a school’s openness.

Response: Full response (+60)
Timeliness: Response date not recorded (+10)
Optional data: No optional data (+0)

Exemplary (80–100) · Cooperative (60–79) · Reluctant (40–59) · Obstructive (20–39) · Opaque (0–19)

Educational Attainment

Ofsted report card January 2026

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

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

Before this, under the old system, Ofsted rated the school Good (2021). 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: 54% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 0% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 9 percentage points below the Eastleigh average (63%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (3-year average 55% against an expected 58%)
3-year average (expected standard): 55%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 64% · Writing 63% · Maths 64% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 58%
Average test scores: reading 102, maths 102
Based on: 90 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→ 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 9 percentage points below the Eastleigh average (63%).

Year 6 SATs: 20th of 23 junior and primary schools in the area

=18St Swithun Wells Catholic Primary School, Chandlers Ford55%
=18Stoke Park Junior School55%
#20Shakespeare Junior School54%
=21Merdon Junior School52%
=21Nightingale Primary School52%

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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

#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%

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Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,383 (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 10 junior schools in Eastleigh for spending per pupil

#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

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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)

Environment

Data received 2025/26

About this Environment status

Based on real information requested under Freedom of Information, covering step-free access, specialist facilities, classroom climate, and technology provision.

Accessibility

Step-free for pupils, staff and visitors: Yes
Overall accessibility: Fully
Lifts for pupil use: Not needed - single-storey site
Accessible toilets: No
Changing Places facility: Yes
Sensory room: Yes

Climate

Classrooms with air conditioning: 7.7%
Shaded outdoor areas: Some
Heatwave procedures: Yes - informal arrangements

Technology

Pupil devices (approx.): 150
Pupils per device: 2:1
Digital display in every classroom: Yes
Interactive whiteboards: Yes - all classrooms
1:1 pupil device programme: No
Coding / robotics equipment: Yes
Assistive technology for SEND pupils: Yes

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