SCHOOL PROFILE

Mengham Junior School

Primary Community school URN 116052
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 240 Published school capacity
Capacity used 99.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 7 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

15 October 2024
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes Good
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 238 238 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 111 46.6% of pupils
Male pupils 127 53.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

30.3%
5.5 pts above England
School 30.3%
Havant 34.8%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

5.5%
14.8 pts below England
School 5.5%
Havant 6.1%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.8%
0.2 pts below England
School 0.8%
Havant 1.2%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
87.0%
207
Any other White background
2.9%
7
Indian
2.1%
5
Any other Mixed background
1.7%
4
White and Asian
1.7%
4
White and Black Caribbean
1.7%
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 24.8% 59 of 238 pupils
4.0 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 24.8%
Havant 27.0%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 18.9% 45 pupils
England 14.8% 4.1 pts above
EHC plans 5.9% 14 pupils
England 6.0% 0.2 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 18
Moderate learning difficulty 14
Speech, language & communication 13
No specialist assessment yet 5
Autistic spectrum disorder 3
Specific learning difficulty 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

51.0% 9.4 pts below England
School 51.0%
Havant 51.6%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

64.0%

9.8 pts below England

School 64.0%
Havant 65.2%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

64.0%

6.3 pts below England

School 64.0%
Havant 64.7%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

54.0%

18.0 pts below England

School 54.0%
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

5.48%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.74 pts lower than England
School 5.48%
Havant 7.48%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

12.55%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.27 pts lower than England
School 12.55%
Havant 18.86%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.81%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.99 pts lower than England
School 0.81%
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

99.2% 11.0 pts above England
Mengham Junior School
99.2%
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