SCHOOL PROFILE

South View Junior School

Primary Community school URN 115860
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 268 Published school capacity
Capacity used 95.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 7 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

6 July 2022
Latest published outcome School remains Good
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 255 255 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 113 44.3% of pupils
Male pupils 142 55.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

42.7%
17.9 pts above England
School 42.7%
Basingstoke and Deane 19.5%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

31.0%
10.7 pts above England
School 31.0%
Basingstoke and Deane 15.5%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Basingstoke and Deane 0.9%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
58.0%
148
Any other White background
10.6%
27
Any other Asian background
9.0%
23
African
4.7%
12
Indian
4.3%
11
Any other Mixed background
2.7%
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 35.3% 90 of 255 pupils
14.5 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 35.3%
Basingstoke and Deane 23.0%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 16.5% 42 pupils
England 14.8% 1.7 pts above
EHC plans 18.8% 48 pupils
England 6.0% 12.8 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 38
Moderate learning difficulty 25
Social, emotional & mental health 23
Autistic spectrum disorder 3
Specific learning difficulty 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

56.0% 4.4 pts below England
School 56.0%
Basingstoke and Deane 60.1%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

63.0%

10.8 pts below England

School 63.0%
Basingstoke and Deane 72.4%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

68.0%

2.3 pts below England

School 68.0%
Basingstoke and Deane 69.6%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

85.0%

13.0 pts above England

School 85.0%
Basingstoke and Deane 71.7%
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

6.02%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.20 pts lower than England
School 6.02%
Basingstoke and Deane 6.04%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

15.24%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.57 pts lower than England
School 15.24%
Basingstoke and Deane 14.14%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.74%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.06 pts lower than England
School 0.74%
Basingstoke and Deane 2.13%
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

95.1% 7.0 pts above England
South View Junior School
95.1%
Basingstoke and Deane
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