Clanfield Junior School
Little Hyden Lane, Clanfield, Waterlooville, PO8 0RE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kati Dawkins
- Constituency
- East Hampshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 370
- Pupils on roll
- 291
- URN
- 115876
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02392593209
About this school
Clanfield Junior School is a community primary school in Waterlooville. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 291 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Clanfield 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 89 | 88 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 70% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 80% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 77% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 81% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.50 | - | - |
| 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 Clanfield 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 | 58% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 315 |
| 2023/24 | 304 |
| 2024/25 | 289 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Clanfield Junior School compares
Clanfield Junior School ranked 86th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 3.9% | 19.4% | 291 | — |
| Petersgate Infant School | — | 4.1% | 11.4% | 195 | 0.9 miles |
| Catherington Church of England Infant School | — | 2.7% | 11.8% | 88 | 1.6 miles |
| Horndean Church of England Junior School | 54% | 4.1% | 18% | 453 | 2.4 miles |
| Horndean Infant School | — | 4.8% | 7.7% | 266 | 2.4 miles |
| Woodcroft Primary | 39% | 8.2% | 63.5% | 203 | 3.1 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.38%
- English as an additional language
- 0.7%
- Overall absence
- 3.88%
- Persistent absence
- 5.46%
Location
Nearby schools
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Petersgate Infant School0.9 miles
Primary · Waterlooville
-
Catherington Church of England Infant School1.6 miles
Primary · Waterlooville
-
Horndean Church of England Junior School2.4 miles
Primary · Waterlooville
-
Horndean Infant School2.4 miles
Primary · Waterlooville
-
Woodcroft Primary3.1 miles
Primary · Waterlooville
Other schools in Waterlooville
Clanfield Junior School ranks 3rd of the 13 ranked primary schools in Waterlooville.
- Berewood Primary School Primary
- Catherington Church of England Infant School Primary
- Denmead Infant School Primary
- Denmead Junior School Primary
- Hambledon Primary School Primary
- Hart Plain Junior School Primary
- Horndean Church of England Junior School Primary
- Horndean Infant School Primary
- Mill Hill Primary School Primary
- Morelands Primary School Primary
- Newlands Primary Academy Primary
- Padnell Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Clanfield Junior School teach?
- Clanfield Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Waterlooville.
- Who is the headteacher of Clanfield Junior School?
- The headteacher of Clanfield Junior School is Mrs Kati Dawkins, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Clanfield Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Clanfield 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 Clanfield Junior School?
- Clanfield Junior School has 291 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Clanfield Junior School full?
- Clanfield Junior School has capacity for 370 pupils and 291 on roll (79%), 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 Clanfield Junior School a faith school?
- No. Clanfield Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Clanfield Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Clanfield Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Clanfield Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Clanfield Junior School compare with other schools in Hampshire?
- Clanfield Junior School ranked 86th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Clanfield Junior School's absence rate?
- Clanfield Junior School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Clanfield Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Clanfield 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.