SCHOOL PROFILE

Riders Junior School

Primary Community school URN 115908
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 360 Published school capacity
Capacity used 56.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 7 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

21 May 2024
Latest published outcome Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes Requires improvement
Personal development Good
Leadership & management 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 205 205 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 104 50.7% of pupils
Male pupils 101 49.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

75.1%
50.3 pts above England
School 75.1%
Havant 34.8%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

8.3%
12.0 pts below England
School 8.3%
Havant 6.1%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Havant 1.2%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
87.3%
179
Any other ethnic group
3.9%
8
Any other White background
2.9%
6
White and Black African
2.0%
4
African
1.5%
3
Any other Mixed background
1.0%
2
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 22.0% 45 of 205 pupils
1.1 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 22.0%
Havant 27.0%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 17.1% 35 pupils
England 14.8% 2.3 pts above
EHC plans 4.9% 10 pupils
England 6.0% 1.2 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 20
Social, emotional & mental health 15
Moderate learning difficulty 8
Autistic spectrum disorder 1
Other difficulty or disability 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

25.0% 35.4 pts below England
School 25.0%
Havant 51.6%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

45.0%

28.8 pts below England

School 45.0%
Havant 65.2%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

35.0%

35.3 pts below England

School 35.0%
Havant 64.7%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

48.0%

24.0 pts below England

School 48.0%
Havant 61.5%
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

11.95%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

5.73 pts higher than England
School 11.95%
Havant 7.48%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

34.08%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

18.27 pts higher than England
School 34.08%
Havant 18.86%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

9.36%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

7.56 pts higher than England
School 9.36%
Havant 3.08%
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

56.9% 31.2 pts below England
Riders Junior School
56.9%
Havant
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