South View Junior School
Shooters Way, Basingstoke, RG21 5LL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sheila Pape
- Federation
- South View Federation
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Basingstoke
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 268
- Pupils on roll
- 255
- URN
- 115860
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01256321928
About this school
South View Junior School is a community primary school in Basingstoke. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 255 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected South View Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 6 July 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 | 66 | 65 | 62 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 57% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 6% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 62% | 65% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 77% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 62% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.80 | - | - |
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 South View 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 | 56% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 261 |
| 2023/24 | 263 |
| 2024/25 | 261 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How South View Junior School compares
South View Junior School ranked 223rd of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 6% | 39.1% | 255 | — |
| South View Infant and Nursery School | — | 6.3% | 31.6% | 211 | 0.1 miles |
| Oakridge Junior School | 77% | 3.7% | 28.5% | 345 | 0.6 miles |
| Oakridge Infant School | — | 4.2% | 18.9% | 320 | 0.6 miles |
| Marnel Junior School | 65% | 3.7% | 40.1% | 460 | 0.7 miles |
| Merton Infant School and Nursery | — | 4.3% | 25.4% | 216 | 0.7 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)
- 39.08%
- English as an additional language
- 34.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.02%
- Persistent absence
- 15.24%
Location
Nearby schools
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South View Infant and Nursery School0.1 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
-
Oakridge Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
-
Oakridge Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
-
Marnel Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
-
Merton Infant School and Nursery0.7 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
Other schools in Basingstoke
South View Junior School ranks 21st of the 27 ranked primary schools in Basingstoke.
- Castle Hill Infant School Primary
- Castle Hill Primary School Primary
- Chalk Ridge Primary School Primary
- Chiltern Primary School Primary
- Cliddesden Primary School Primary
- Fairfields Primary School Primary
- Four Lanes Community Junior School Primary
- Four Lanes Infant School Primary
- Great Binfields Primary School Primary
- Hatch Warren Infant School Primary
- Hatch Warren Junior School Primary
- Hounsome Fields Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does South View Junior School teach?
- South View Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Basingstoke.
- Who is the headteacher of South View Junior School?
- The headteacher of South View Junior School is Mrs Sheila Pape, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has South View Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected South View 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 many pupils are at South View Junior School?
- South View Junior School has 255 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is South View Junior School full?
- South View Junior School has capacity for 268 pupils and 255 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is South View Junior School a faith school?
- No. South View Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does South View Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records South View Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is South View Junior School part of an academy trust?
- South View Junior School is part of the South View Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does South View Junior School have?
- The schools register lists South View Junior School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have South View Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does South View Junior School compare with other schools in Hampshire?
- South View Junior School ranked 223rd of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is South View Junior School's absence rate?
- South View Junior School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are South View Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, South View 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.