SCHOOL PROFILE

Horndean Church of England Junior School

Primary Voluntary controlled school URN 116292
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 512 Published school capacity
Capacity used 88.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 7 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

27 April 2022
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary controlled school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
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 453 453 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 224 49.4% of pupils
Male pupils 229 50.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

18.3%
6.5 pts below England
School 18.3%
East Hampshire 14.3%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

4.9%
15.4 pts below England
School 4.9%
East Hampshire 6.9%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
East Hampshire 1.1%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
89.4%
405
Any other White background
3.3%
15
Gypsy / Roma
1.1%
5
White and Asian
1.1%
5
African
0.9%
4
Any other Mixed background
0.9%
4
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 22.7% 103 of 453 pupils
1.9 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 22.7%
East Hampshire 22.0%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 18.8% 85 pupils
England 14.8% 4.0 pts above
EHC plans 4.0% 18 pupils
England 6.0% 2.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 31
Social, emotional & mental health 31
Speech, language & communication 19
Specific learning difficulty 10
No specialist assessment yet 5
Physical disability 3

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%
East Hampshire 63.8%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

72.0%

1.8 pts below England

School 72.0%
East Hampshire 76.3%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

68.0%

2.3 pts below England

School 68.0%
East Hampshire 74.0%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

65.0%

7.0 pts below England

School 65.0%
East Hampshire 73.1%
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

4.05%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.16 pts lower than England
School 4.05%
East Hampshire 5.68%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

6.20%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

9.62 pts lower than England
School 6.20%
East Hampshire 13.79%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.24%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.56 pts lower than England
School 1.24%
East Hampshire 1.55%
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

88.5% 0.3 pts above England
Horndean Church of England Junior School
88.5%
East Hampshire
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