Balksbury Junior School
Floral Way, Salisbury Road, Andover, SP10 3QP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Katy Thompson
- Federation
- The Federation of Balksbury Infant and Junior School
- Constituency
- North West Hampshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 373
- URN
- 115852
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01264365642
About this school
Balksbury Junior School is a community primary school in Andover. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 373 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 2 April 2025, where inspectors found the school has improved significantly. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 90 | 90 | 87 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 63% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 11% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 74% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 76% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 84% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Balksbury Junior School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Hampshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 63% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 350 |
| 2023/24 | 371 |
| 2024/25 | 373 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Balksbury Junior School compares
Balksbury Junior School ranked 118th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 4% | 18% | 373 | — |
| Balksbury Infant School | — | 3.8% | 20.5% | 269 | 0.1 miles |
| St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Andover | 56% | 2.8% | 7% | 215 | 0.1 miles |
| Portway Junior School | 60% | 3.5% | 18.2% | 376 | 0.6 miles |
| Portway Infant School | — | 4.3% | 13% | 270 | 0.6 miles |
| Anton Junior School | 52% | 3.9% | 17.2% | 243 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.96%
- English as an additional language
- 11%
- Overall absence
- 4.02%
- Persistent absence
- 5.04%
Location
Nearby schools
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Balksbury Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · Andover
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St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Andover0.1 miles
Primary · Andover
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Portway Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Andover
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Portway Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Andover
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Anton Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Andover
Other schools in Andover
Balksbury Junior School ranks 8th of the 22 ranked primary schools in Andover.
- Abbotts Ann Church of England Primary School Primary
- Amport Church of England Primary School Primary
- Andover Church of England Primary School Primary
- Anton Infant School Primary
- Anton Junior School Primary
- Appleshaw St Peter's CofE Primary School Primary
- Balksbury Infant School Primary
- Clatford Church of England Primary School Primary
- Endeavour Primary School Primary
- Grateley Primary School Primary
- Hurstbourne Tarrant Church of England Primary School Primary
- Kimpton, Thruxton and Fyfield Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Balksbury Junior School teach?
- Balksbury Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Andover.
- Who is the headteacher of Balksbury Junior School?
- The headteacher of Balksbury Junior School is Miss Katy Thompson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Balksbury Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Balksbury Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Balksbury Junior School?
- Balksbury Junior School has 373 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Balksbury Junior School full?
- Balksbury Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 373 on roll (104%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Balksbury Junior School a faith school?
- No. Balksbury Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Balksbury Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Balksbury Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Balksbury Junior School?
- Balksbury Junior School is part of the The Federation of Balksbury Infant and Junior School federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Balksbury Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Balksbury Junior School rank locally?
- Balksbury Junior School ranked 118th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Balksbury Junior School's absence rate?
- Balksbury Junior School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Balksbury Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Balksbury Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.