SCHOOL PROFILE

Talavera Junior School

Primary Community school URN 116149
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 360 Published school capacity
Capacity used 137.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 7 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

19 June 2024
Latest published outcome School remains Outstanding
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 495 495 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 245 49.5% of pupils
Male pupils 250 50.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

13.1%
11.7 pts below England
School 13.1%
Rushmoor 19.8%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

56.4%
36.1 pts above England
School 56.4%
Rushmoor 27.0%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Rushmoor 0.9%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Any other Asian background
39.4%
195
White British
25.9%
128
African
7.5%
37
Indian
4.2%
21
Any other Black background
3.6%
18
Any other White background
3.6%
18
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 21.0% 104 of 495 pupils
0.2 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 21.0%
Rushmoor 27.2%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 15.8% 78 pupils
England 14.8% 1.0 pts above
EHC plans 5.3% 26 pupils
England 6.0% 0.8 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 39
Specific learning difficulty 18
Social, emotional & mental health 16
Autistic spectrum disorder 14
Moderate learning difficulty 14
Hearing impairment 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

77.0% 16.6 pts above England
School 77.0%
Rushmoor 55.0%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

82.0%

8.2 pts above England

School 82.0%
Rushmoor 66.7%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

86.0%

15.7 pts above England

School 86.0%
Rushmoor 66.0%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

91.0%

19.0 pts above England

School 91.0%
Rushmoor 67.2%
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

2.29%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

3.93 pts lower than England
School 2.29%
Rushmoor 5.76%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

2.70%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

13.11 pts lower than England
School 2.70%
Rushmoor 13.26%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Rushmoor 1.75%
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

137.5% 49.3 pts above England
Talavera Junior School
137.5%
Rushmoor
88.8%
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