Velmead Junior School

Hart · GU52 7LG

General information Junior School · 7-11 years Who goes here 373 pupils, 7.8% FSM

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Velmead Junior School

General Information

Address: Velmead Road, Fleet, GU52 7LG – View on map
Phone: 01252628704
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Andy Howard
Age range: 7-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

373 pupils out of 376 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 29
% eligible for free school meals: 7.8%
Pupil mix: 4 in 10 (more mixed than the Hart average)
English as an additional language: 13% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 0% a year (Hart 13.6%, typical in England 13.9%) Low turnover
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. "Low turnover" means it's among the quarter of similar schools in England where teachers are most likely to stay.

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: 3.4%
Persistently absent pupils: 4.1%
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 Autism 12 places · 4 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: 4.6%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 1.3%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Moderate learning difficulty: 5 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 4 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 3 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 2 pupils
Physical disability: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
Specific 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 2023 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: 86% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 28% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 18 percentage points above the Hart average (68%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well above (3-year average 83% against an expected 70%)
3-year average (expected standard): 83%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 92% · Writing 91% · Maths 94% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 84%
Average test scores: reading 108, maths 109
Based on: 95 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 schoolHart averageEngland↗ Improving Up 5 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 18 percentage points above the Hart average (68%).

Year 6 SATs: 1st of 19 junior and primary schools in the area

#1Velmead Junior School86%
#2Hook Junior School83%
#3Crondall Primary School81%

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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

#1Velmead Junior School86%
#2Hook Junior School83%
#3Crondall Primary School81%
=4Frogmore Junior School75%
=4Long Sutton Church of England Primary School75%
=6Charles Kingsley's Church of England Primary School72%
=6Elvetham Heath Primary School72%
#8Dogmersfield Church of England Primary School71%
#9Heatherside Junior School69%
#10Potley Hill Primary School68%
#11Church Crookham Junior School67%
#12Westfields Junior School66%
#13Mayhill Junior School63%
=14Cranford Park Church of England Primary School61%
=14Newlands Primary School61%
=16Greenfields Junior School59%
=16Hawley Primary School59%
#18All Saints Church of England Aided Junior School51%
#19Whitewater Church of England Primary School39%

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7th of 8 junior schools in Hart for Ofsted rating

#5Greenfields Junior SchoolGood
#6Mayhill Junior SchoolGood
#7Velmead Junior SchoolGood
#8Westfields 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

#1Hook Junior SchoolOutstanding
#2All Saints Church of England Aided Junior SchoolGood
#3Church Crookham Junior SchoolGood
#4Frogmore Junior SchoolGood
#5Greenfields Junior SchoolGood
#6Mayhill Junior SchoolGood
#7Velmead Junior SchoolGood
#8Westfields Junior SchoolGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £5,652 (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.

9th of 9 junior schools in Hart for spending per pupil

#7Westfields Junior School£5,854
#8Hook Junior School£5,744
#9Velmead Junior School£5,652

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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

#1Church Crookham Junior School£6,555
#2Greenfields Junior School£6,240
#3Frogmore Junior School£6,195
#4Mayhill Junior School£6,136
#5All Saints Church of England Aided Junior School£6,092
#6Heatherside Junior School£5,888
#7Westfields Junior School£5,854
#8Hook Junior School£5,744
#9Velmead Junior School£5,652

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