SCHOOL PROFILE

Shakespeare Junior School

Primary Community school URN 116072
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 360 Published school capacity
Capacity used 92.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 7 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

13 January 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching Needs attention
Achievement Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour Expected standard
Personal development Expected standard
Leadership & governance Needs attention
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

21 September 2021
Graded inspection Good
Published 10 November 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Hampshire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 334 334 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 164 49.1% of pupils
Male pupils 170 50.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

23.1%
1.7 pts below England
School 23.1%
Eastleigh 20.7%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

13.8%
6.5 pts below England
School 13.8%
Eastleigh 10.1%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Eastleigh 2.1%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
76.9%
257
Any other White background
6.9%
23
African
3.0%
10
Indian
2.7%
9
Any other Asian background
2.1%
7
White and Black Caribbean
2.1%
7
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 19.5% 65 of 334 pupils
1.4 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 19.5%
Eastleigh 19.3%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 12.9% 43 pupils
England 14.8% 1.9 pts below
EHC plans 6.6% 22 pupils
England 6.0% 0.6 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 17
Social, emotional & mental health 15
Speech, language & communication 15
Moderate learning difficulty 14
Physical disability 2
Other difficulty or disability 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

54.0% 6.4 pts below England
School 54.0%
Eastleigh 62.7%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

64.0%

9.8 pts below England

School 64.0%
Eastleigh 76.4%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

63.0%

7.3 pts below England

School 63.0%
Eastleigh 73.3%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

64.0%

8.0 pts below England

School 64.0%
Eastleigh 73.4%
South East 70.9%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.24%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.97 pts lower than England
School 5.24%
Eastleigh 5.90%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

15.76%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.06 pts lower than England
School 15.76%
Eastleigh 13.35%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.29%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.52 pts lower than England
School 0.29%
Eastleigh 1.78%
South East 1.93%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

92.8% 4.6 pts above England
Shakespeare Junior School
92.8%
Eastleigh
88.7%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information