Herne Junior School
Love Lane, Petersfield, GU31 4BP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Susan Sayers
- Constituency
- East Hampshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 437
- URN
- 115940
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01730263746
About this school
Herne Junior School is a community primary school in Petersfield. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 437 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Herne 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 8 February 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 | 121 | 120 | 119 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% | 79% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 22% | 16% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 86% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 86% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 83% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.80 | - | - |
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 Herne 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 | 75% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 79% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 482 |
| 2023/24 | 478 |
| 2024/25 | 462 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Herne Junior School compares
Herne Junior School ranked 157th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 5% | 18.6% | 437 | — |
| Sheet Primary School | 71% | 3.4% | 13% | 110 | 0.6 miles |
| Petersfield Infant School | — | 3.9% | 14.2% | 282 | 0.6 miles |
| Steep Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 64% | 3.2% | 9.9% | 102 | 1.2 miles |
| Langrish Primary School | 83% | 2.7% | 1.9% | 211 | 2.0 miles |
| Buriton Primary School | 80% | 6% | 24.2% | 95 | 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)
- 18.61%
- English as an additional language
- 5.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.98%
- Persistent absence
- 10.28%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sheet Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Petersfield
-
Petersfield Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Petersfield
-
Steep Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Petersfield
-
Langrish Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Petersfield
-
Buriton Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Petersfield
Other schools in Petersfield
Herne Junior School ranks 7th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Petersfield.
- Buriton Primary School Primary
- East Meon Church of England Controlled Primary School Primary
- Froxfield Church of England Primary and Pre-School Primary
- Langrish Primary School Primary
- Petersfield Infant School Primary
- Rogate CofE Primary School Primary
- Sheet Primary School Primary
- Steep Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- West Meon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- The Petersfield School Secondary
- Bedales School Independent schools
- Churcher's College Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Herne Junior School teach?
- Herne Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Petersfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Herne Junior School?
- The headteacher of Herne Junior School is Mrs Susan Sayers, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Herne Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Herne 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 Herne Junior School?
- Herne Junior School has 437 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Herne Junior School full?
- Herne Junior School has capacity for 480 pupils and 437 on roll (91%), 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 Herne Junior School a faith school?
- No. Herne Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Herne Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Herne Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Herne Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 75% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Herne Junior School compare with other schools in Hampshire?
- Herne Junior School ranked 157th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Herne Junior School's absence rate?
- Herne Junior School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Herne Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Herne 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.