Merdon Junior School
Merdon Avenue, Chandler's Ford, Eastleigh, SO53 1EJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Thomas Johnston
- Constituency
- Eastleigh
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 256
- Pupils on roll
- 221
- URN
- 115873
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02380265255
About this school
Merdon Junior School is a community primary school in Eastleigh. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 221 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Merdon 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 64 | 65 | 63 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 65% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 6% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 88% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 82% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 82% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.40 | - | - |
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 Merdon 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 | 59% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 254 |
| 2023/24 | 248 |
| 2024/25 | 230 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Merdon Junior School compares
Merdon Junior School ranked 241st of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52% | 5% | 10.9% | 221 | — |
| Fryern Infant School | — | 4.7% | 17% | 135 | 0.3 miles |
| Chandler's Ford Infant School | — | 3.4% | 5.3% | 123 | 0.4 miles |
| Scantabout Primary School | 85% | 2.7% | 7.1% | 216 | 0.4 miles |
| Fryern Junior School | 58% | 4.2% | 21.1% | 208 | 0.4 miles |
| St Swithun Wells Catholic Primary School, Chandlers Ford | 55% | 4.2% | 10.3% | 186 | 0.5 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)
- 10.87%
- English as an additional language
- 12.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.95%
- Persistent absence
- 11.54%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Fryern Infant School0.3 miles
Primary · Eastleigh
-
Chandler's Ford Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Eastleigh
-
Scantabout Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Eastleigh
-
Fryern Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Eastleigh
-
St Swithun Wells Catholic Primary School, Chandlers Ford0.5 miles
Primary · Eastleigh
Other schools in Eastleigh
Merdon Junior School ranks 14th of the 15 ranked primary schools in Eastleigh.
- Chandler's Ford Infant School Primary
- Cherbourg Primary School Primary
- Colden Common Primary School Primary
- Fair Oak Infant School Primary
- Fair Oak Junior School Primary
- Fryern Infant School Primary
- Fryern Junior School Primary
- Hiltingbury Infant School Primary
- Hiltingbury Junior School Primary
- Knightwood Primary School Primary
- Nightingale Primary School Primary
- Norwood Primary & Pre-School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Merdon Junior School teach?
- Merdon Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Eastleigh.
- Who is the headteacher of Merdon Junior School?
- The headteacher of Merdon Junior School is Mr Thomas Johnston, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Merdon Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Merdon 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 Merdon Junior School?
- Merdon Junior School has 221 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Merdon Junior School full?
- Merdon Junior School has capacity for 256 pupils and 221 on roll (86%), so it has space against 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 Merdon Junior School a faith school?
- No. Merdon Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Merdon Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Merdon Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Merdon Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 52% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Merdon Junior School compare with other schools in Hampshire?
- Merdon Junior School ranked 241st of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Merdon Junior School's absence rate?
- Merdon Junior School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Merdon Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Merdon 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.