Northern Junior School
Richmond Rise, Portchester, Fareham, PO16 8DG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Co Headteacher Rebecca Fullick / Grace Morley
- Federation
- The Federation of Northern Infant and Junior Schools
- Constituency
- Fareham and Waterlooville
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 211
- URN
- 115935
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02392370613
About this school
Northern Junior School is a community primary school in Fareham. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 211 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 | 60 | 59 | 52 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 59% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 10% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 68% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 69% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 56% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.90 | - | - |
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 Northern 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 | 57% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 217 |
| 2023/24 | 224 |
| 2024/25 | 222 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Northern Junior School compares
Northern Junior School ranked 197th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 4.5% | 15.8% | 211 | — |
| Northern Infant School | — | 4.4% | 9.4% | 130 | 0.0 miles |
| Red Barn Community Primary School | 52% | 4.8% | 9% | 206 | 0.2 miles |
| Wicor Primary School | 71% | 5.5% | 12.4% | 421 | 0.6 miles |
| Castle Primary School | 68% | 4.9% | 18.1% | 384 | 0.8 miles |
| The Victory Primary School | 63% | 7.7% | 51% | 365 | 0.8 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
- 19 April 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report4 December 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.77%
- English as an additional language
- 6.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.51%
- Persistent absence
- 13.16%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Northern Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Fareham
-
Red Barn Community Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Fareham
-
Wicor Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Fareham
-
Castle Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Fareham
-
The Victory Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Portsmouth
Other schools in Fareham
Northern Junior School ranks 17th 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
- Orchard Lea Infant School Primary
- Orchard Lea Junior School Primary
- Ranvilles Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Northern Junior School teach?
- Northern Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Fareham.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Northern Junior School?
- The executive headteacher of Northern Junior School is Co Headteacher Rebecca Fullick / Grace Morley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Northern Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Northern 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 Northern Junior School?
- Northern Junior School has 211 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Northern Junior School full?
- Northern Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 211 on roll (88%), 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 Northern Junior School a faith school?
- No. Northern Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Northern Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Northern Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Northern Junior School?
- Northern Junior School is part of the The Federation of Northern Infant and Junior Schools federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Northern Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 58% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Northern Junior School rank locally?
- Northern Junior School ranked 197th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Northern Junior School's absence rate?
- Northern Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Northern Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Northern 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.