Wallisdean Junior School
Wallisdean Avenue, Fareham, PO14 1HU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sandra Cammish
- Federation
- Federation of Wallisdean Infant and Wallisdean Junior Schools
- Constituency
- Fareham and Waterlooville
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 228
- URN
- 115889
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01329232571
About this school
Wallisdean Junior School is a community primary school in Fareham. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 228 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Wallisdean 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
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong 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 | 57 | 56 | 51 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 40% | 48% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 0% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 70% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 51% | 59% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 56% | 55% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 100.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.90 | - | - |
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 Wallisdean 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 | 40% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 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 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 207 |
| 2023/24 | 214 |
| 2024/25 | 218 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wallisdean Junior School compares
Wallisdean Junior School ranked 183rd of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61% | 4.4% | 35.3% | 228 | — |
| Wallisdean Infant School | — | 4.7% | 25% | 134 | 0.1 miles |
| St Jude's Catholic Primary School | 68% | 3.9% | 19.5% | 221 | 0.2 miles |
| Redlands Primary School | 67% | 4% | 19.8% | 313 | 0.7 miles |
| Ranvilles Junior School | 79% | 4% | 21.1% | 243 | 0.7 miles |
| Ranvilles Infant School | — | 4.3% | 11.3% | 174 | 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report24 March 2026
- 5 October 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 35.32%
- English as an additional language
- 9.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.4%
- Persistent absence
- 9.25%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wallisdean Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · Fareham
-
St Jude's Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Fareham
-
Redlands Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Fareham
-
Ranvilles Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Fareham
-
Ranvilles Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Fareham
Other schools in Fareham
Wallisdean Junior School ranks 16th of the 20 ranked primary schools in Fareham.
- Castle Primary School Primary
- Cornerstone CofE (VA) Primary School Primary
- Crofton Anne Dale Infant and Pre-School Primary
- Crofton Anne Dale Junior School Primary
- Crofton Hammond Infant School Primary
- Crofton Hammond Junior School Primary
- Harrison Primary School Primary
- Newtown Soberton Infant School Primary
- Northern Infant School Primary
- Northern Junior School Primary
- Orchard Lea Infant School Primary
- Orchard Lea Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Wallisdean Junior School teach?
- Wallisdean Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Fareham.
- Who is the headteacher of Wallisdean Junior School?
- The headteacher of Wallisdean Junior School is Mrs Sandra Cammish, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Wallisdean Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wallisdean 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 Wallisdean Junior School?
- Wallisdean Junior School has 228 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Wallisdean Junior School full?
- Wallisdean Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 228 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 Wallisdean Junior School a faith school?
- No. Wallisdean Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Wallisdean Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Wallisdean Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Wallisdean Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Wallisdean Junior School is part of the Federation of Wallisdean Infant and Wallisdean Junior Schools federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Wallisdean Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 40% in 2022/23 and 61% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wallisdean Junior School compare with other schools in Hampshire?
- Wallisdean Junior School ranked 183rd of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wallisdean Junior School's absence rate?
- Wallisdean Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wallisdean Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wallisdean 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.