Liss Junior School
Hillbrow Road, Liss, GU33 7LQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kay Bowen
- Federation
- Federation of Liss Infant and Junior School
- SEN provision
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- East Hampshire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 243
- Pupils on roll
- 176
- URN
- 115925
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01730892292
About this school
Liss Junior School is a community primary school in Liss. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 176 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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 | 65 | 60 | 50 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 48% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 7% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 65% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 60% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 70% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.10 | - | - |
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 Liss 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 | 62% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 224 |
| 2023/24 | 213 |
| 2024/25 | 195 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Liss Junior School compares
Liss Junior School ranked 144th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 5.9% | 27.2% | 176 | — |
| Liss Infant School | — | 6.3% | 17.8% | 85 | 0.0 miles |
| Rake CofE Primary School | 25% | 7.2% | 13.6% | 91 | 1.8 miles |
| Greatham Primary School | 75% | 4.2% | 13.7% | 208 | 2.1 miles |
| Sheet Primary School | 71% | 3.4% | 13% | 110 | 2.2 miles |
| Steep Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 64% | 3.2% | 9.9% | 102 | 2.4 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)
- 27.18%
- English as an additional language
- 10.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.93%
- Persistent absence
- 15.53%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Liss Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Liss
-
Rake CofE Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Liss
-
Greatham Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Liss
-
Sheet Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Petersfield
-
Steep Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Petersfield
Other schools in Liss
- Greatham Primary School Primary
- Liss Infant School Primary
- Rake CofE Primary School Primary
- St Matthew's Church of England Aided Primary School Primary
- Elysian, Liss Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Liss Junior School teach?
- Liss Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Liss.
- Who is the headteacher of Liss Junior School?
- The headteacher of Liss Junior School is Mrs Kay Bowen, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Liss Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Liss 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 Liss Junior School?
- Liss Junior School has 176 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Liss Junior School full?
- Liss Junior School has capacity for 243 pupils and 176 on roll (72%), 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 Liss Junior School a faith school?
- No. Liss Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Liss Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Liss Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Liss Junior School?
- Liss Junior School is part of the Federation of Liss Infant and Junior School federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Liss Junior School have?
- The schools register lists Liss Junior School's special educational needs provision as: MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Liss Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 62% in 2022/23 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Liss Junior School rank locally?
- Liss Junior School ranked 144th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Liss Junior School's absence rate?
- Liss Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Liss Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Liss 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.