Freegrounds Junior School is a primary school located in Southampton. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 10/10/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are average, progress in writing is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.3%, which is 0.7 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Hobb Lane, Southampton

School Information

Address: Hobb Lane, Southampton, SO30 0GG
Website: http://www.freegrounds-jun.hants.sch.uk
Telephone: 01489782295
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hampshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Ryan O'Hearn
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 116000

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 10/10/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 360
Number of Pupils: 354
Number of Boys: 201
Number of Girls: 153

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -2 to 0.7
Writing
Below Average: -1.6 Confidence interval -2.8 to -0.3
Maths
Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -1.9 to 0.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:65%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Freegrounds Infant School
Hobb Lane , Hedge End SO30 0GG
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Freegrounds Junior School
Hobb Lane , Hedge End SO30 0GG
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Kings Copse Primary School
Kings Copse Road , Hedge End SO30 0PQ
3out of 4 736 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Shamblehurst Primary School
Wildern Lane , Hedge End SO30 4EJ
3out of 4 1,007 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Berrywood Primary School
Maunsell Way , Hedge End SO30 2TL
3out of 4 1,418 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wildern School
Wildern Lane , Hedge End SO30 4EJ
4out of 4 912 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Deer Park
Woodhouse Lane , Hedge End
- not rated 1,601 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Serendipity School
399 Hinkler Road , Thornhill SO19 6DS
- not rated 3,080 yd Other independent special school No Girls More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.