Wildground Junior School
Armitage Avenue, Dibden Purlieu, Southampton, SO45 4LG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Amanda Mullett
- Federation
- The Federation of Wildground Infant and Junior Schools
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- New Forest East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 243
- Pupils on roll
- 197
- URN
- 115883
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02380844001
About this school
Wildground Junior School is a community primary school in Southampton. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 197 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Wildground 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's most recent visit was a short inspection on 8 May 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 | 48 | 57 | 40 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 71% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 18% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 77% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 85% | 77% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 77% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.20 | - | - |
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 Wildground 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 | 67% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 195 |
| 2023/24 | 190 |
| 2024/25 | 189 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wildground Junior School compares
Wildground Junior School ranked 61st of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 5.2% | 41.3% | 197 | — |
| Wildground Infant School | — | 7.2% | 36.4% | 185 | 0.0 miles |
| Orchard Junior School | 64% | 4.1% | 17.5% | 355 | 0.6 miles |
| Orchard Infant School | — | — | — | 270 | 0.6 miles |
| Waterside Primary School | 57% | 5.5% | 46.9% | 170 | 0.9 miles |
| Hythe Primary School | 62% | 5% | 29.6% | 238 | 1.1 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 41.27%
- English as an additional language
- 6.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.23%
- Persistent absence
- 11.92%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wildground Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Southampton
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Orchard Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Southampton
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Orchard Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Southampton
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Waterside Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Southampton
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Hythe Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Southampton
Other schools in Southampton
Wildground Junior School ranks 11th of the 79 ranked primary 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 ages does Wildground Junior School teach?
- Wildground Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Southampton.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Wildground Junior School?
- The executive headteacher of Wildground Junior School is Mrs Amanda Mullett, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Wildground Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wildground 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 Wildground Junior School?
- Wildground Junior School has 197 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Wildground Junior School full?
- Wildground Junior School has capacity for 243 pupils and 197 on roll (81%), 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 Wildground Junior School a faith school?
- No. Wildground Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Wildground Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Wildground Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Wildground Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Wildground Junior School is part of the The Federation of Wildground Infant and Junior Schools federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Wildground Junior School have?
- The schools register lists Wildground Junior School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Wildground Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wildground Junior School compare with other schools in Hampshire?
- Wildground Junior School ranked 61st of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wildground Junior School's absence rate?
- Wildground Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wildground Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wildground 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.