Mill Rythe Junior School
Havant Road, Hayling Island, PO11 0PA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Donna Maxwell
- Constituency
- Havant
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 248
- Pupils on roll
- 248
- URN
- 115914
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02392463663
About this school
Mill Rythe Junior School is a community primary school in Hayling Island. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 248 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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 | 57 | 51 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 10% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 80% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 86% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 90% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.20 | - | - |
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 Mill Rythe 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 | 65% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 234 |
| 2023/24 | 244 |
| 2024/25 | 255 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Mill Rythe Junior School compares
Mill Rythe Junior School ranked 178th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% 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 | 62% | 4.8% | 28.6% | 248 | — |
| Mill Rythe Infant School | — | 5.5% | 20.7% | 127 | 0.0 miles |
| Mengham Junior School | 51% | 5.5% | 28% | 238 | 0.6 miles |
| Mengham Infant School | — | 5.9% | 27.7% | 154 | 0.7 miles |
| Thorney Island Community Primary School | 67% | 4.4% | 7.8% | 180 | 2.3 miles |
| Bosmere Junior School | 66% | 3.4% | 28.9% | 342 | 3.4 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)
- 28.63%
- English as an additional language
- 7.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.83%
- Persistent absence
- 10.98%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Mill Rythe Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Hayling Island
-
Mengham Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Hayling Island
-
Mengham Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Hayling Island
-
Thorney Island Community Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Emsworth
-
Bosmere Junior School3.4 miles
Primary · Havant
Other schools in Hayling Island
- Mengham Infant School Primary
- Mengham Junior School Primary
- Mill Rythe Infant School Primary
- The Hayling College Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Mill Rythe Junior School teach?
- Mill Rythe Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Hayling Island.
- Who is the headteacher of Mill Rythe Junior School?
- The headteacher of Mill Rythe Junior School is Mrs Donna Maxwell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Mill Rythe Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Mill Rythe 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 big is Mill Rythe Junior School?
- Mill Rythe Junior School has 248 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Mill Rythe Junior School full?
- Mill Rythe Junior School has capacity for 248 pupils and 248 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Mill Rythe Junior School a faith school?
- No. Mill Rythe Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Mill Rythe Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Mill Rythe Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Mill Rythe Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Mill Rythe Junior School rank locally?
- Mill Rythe Junior School ranked 178th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Mill Rythe Junior School's absence rate?
- Mill Rythe Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Mill Rythe Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Mill Rythe 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.