Merdon Junior School is a primary school located in Eastleigh. 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 10/06/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.4%, which is 1.6 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Merdon Avenue, Eastleigh

School Information

Address: Merdon Avenue, Eastleigh, SO53 1EJ
Website: www.merdon.hants.sch.uk
Telephone: 02380265255
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hampshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Claire Martin
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 115873

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 10/06/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 256
Number of Pupils: 254
Number of Boys: 131
Number of Girls: 123

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 2.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.4 Confidence interval -0.2 to 3
Writing
Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -2.1 to 0.8
Maths
Average: 1.2 Confidence interval -0.2 to 2.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:70%
England Average:65%

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

School:11%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Merdon Junior School
Merdon Avenue , Chandler's Ford SO53 1EJ 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Fryern Infant School
Oakmount Road , Chandler's Ford SO53 2LN 		3out of 4 610 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Chandler's Ford Infant School
Kings Road , Chandler's Ford SO53 2EY 		3out of 4 636 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Scantabout Primary School
Ionic Close , Chandler's Ford SO53 2NR 		3out of 4 676 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Fryern Junior School
Oakmount Road , Chandler's Ford SO53 2LN 		3out of 4 677 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Thornden School
Winchester Road , Chandler's Ford SO53 2DW 		4out of 4 1,007 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Toynbee School
Bodycoats Road , Chandler's Ford SO53 2PL 		3out of 4 1,346 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Crestwood Community School
Shakespeare Road , Boyatt Wood SO50 4FZ 		3out of 4 1,995 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sherborne House School
39 Lakewood Road , Chandler's Ford SO53 1EU 		- not rated 542 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Lakeside School
Winchester Road , Chandler's Ford SO53 2DW 		4out of 4 842 yd Community special school Not Applicable Boys More About School
The Bridge Education Centre
2c Newtown Road , SO50 9DB 		3out of 4 2,759 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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