Droxford Junior School
Union Lane, Droxford, Southampton, SO32 3QR
This school is closed (it closed in October 2025).
It was replaced by Droxford Junior School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Matthew Dampier
- Constituency
- Winchester
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 169
- URN
- 115881
- Local authority
- Hampshire
About this school
Droxford Junior School was a community primary school in Southampton. It taught children aged 7 to 11 and had 169 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Droxford Junior School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 46 | 49 | 41 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 75% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 17% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 90% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 88% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 78% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.90 | - | - |
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 Droxford 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 | 75% | 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 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 176 |
| 2023/24 | 168 |
| 2024/25 | 169 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Droxford Junior School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 4.9% | 18.3% | 169 | — |
| Droxford Junior School | — | — | — | 164 | 0.0 miles |
| Meonstoke Church of England Infant School | — | 3.7% | 12.3% | 68 | 1.0 miles |
| Swanmore Church of England Aided Primary School | 57% | 4.7% | 14.9% | 409 | 2.0 miles |
| Bishops Waltham Infant School | — | 5.1% | 12.5% | 199 | 2.8 miles |
| Bishop's Waltham Junior School | 65% | 4.2% | 18% | 287 | 2.9 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)
- 18.34%
- English as an additional language
- 3.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.89%
- Persistent absence
- 10.98%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Droxford Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Southampton
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Meonstoke Church of England Infant School1.0 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Swanmore Church of England Aided Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Bishops Waltham Infant School2.8 miles
Primary · Southampton
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Bishop's Waltham Junior School2.9 miles
Primary · Southampton
Other schools in Southampton
- Abbotswood Junior School Primary
- Banister Primary School Primary
- Bartley Church of England Junior School Primary
- Bassett Green Primary School Primary
- Beechwood Junior School Primary
- Berrywood Primary School Primary
- Bevois Town Primary School Primary
- Bishop's Waltham Junior School Primary
- Bishops Waltham Infant School Primary
- Bitterne Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bitterne Manor Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Bitterne Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Droxford Junior School teach?
- Droxford Junior School taught children aged 7 to 11. It was a primary school in Southampton.
- Has Droxford Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Droxford Junior School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Droxford Junior School?
- Droxford Junior School had 169 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- How have Droxford 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 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Droxford Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Droxford 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 31 October 2025.