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Balksbury Junior School[1]

Primary · ages 7–11

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Headline results

KS2 reading, writing & maths: expected standard
KS2 68% 68% 2024/25[2]

Results

Primary (key stage 2)

Expected standard (reading, writing & maths)
68% 2024/25[2]
Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)
11% 2024/25[2]
Reading, average scaled score
105 2024/25[2]
Maths, average scaled score
105 2024/25[2]
All results, 2021/22
Not published[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[3]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[3]
Earlier years
Year Expected standard (reading, writing & maths) Higher standard (reading, writing & maths) Reading, average scaled score Maths, average scaled score
2023/24 63%[4] 11%[4] 105[4] 104[4]
2022/23 63%[5] 17%[5] 105[5] 104[5]
2018/19 59%[6] 12%[6] 103[6] 104[6]
2017/18 67%[7] 12%[7] 104[7] 105[7]

Ofsted

Latest inspection
1 Apr 2025[8]
Type
Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools[8]
Report published
13 May 2025[8]
Safeguarding is effective?
Yes[8]
Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
Improved significantly[8]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
22 Oct 2019[9] Section 8 inspections of good and non-exempt outstanding schools[9] No overall grade[9]
Date not published[10] Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1[10] Good[10]

Competition to get in

No published data for this school.

Character & practicalities

Type
Community school[1]
Ages
7–11[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Sixth form
No[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
360[1]
Local authority
Hampshire[1]
Website
www.balksburyfederation.co.uk[1]
District
Test Valley[11]
Postcode
SP10 3QP[1]
URN
115852[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
373 2024/25[12]
English as an additional language
11% 2024/25[12]
SEN support
13.1% 2024/25[12]
EHC plan
2.1% 2024/25[12]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
18% 2024/25[12]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
85.8%[13]
Mixed
4.6%[13]
Asian
3.8%[13]
Black
5.1%[13]
Any other ethnic group
0.3%[13]
Unclassified
0.5%[13]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Department for Education: Key stage 2 attainment: national headlines 2021/22. Period 2021/22. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quotes (2)
    We will not publish key stage 2 data for academic year 2021/22 in performance tables (also known as Compare School and College Performance).
    This is the first publication of key stage 2 attainment statistics since 2019 due to cancellation of 2020 and 2021 assessments during the pandemic.
  4. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  5. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2017/18, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2024/25. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2019/20. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  10. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2015/16. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  11. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  12. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  13. Department for Education: Schools, pupils and their characteristics: school level underlying data. Period 2025/26, published 2026-06-04. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.