Cupernham Junior School
Bransley Close, Romsey, SO51 7JT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Simon Frost
- Constituency
- Romsey and Southampton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 343
- URN
- 115944
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01794512702
About this school
Cupernham Junior School is a community primary school in Romsey. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 343 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 27 September 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 | 94 | 87 | 89 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 55% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% | 8% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 74% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 68% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 70% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.50 | - | - |
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 Cupernham 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 | 66% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 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 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 340 |
| 2023/24 | 331 |
| 2024/25 | 343 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cupernham Junior School compares
Cupernham Junior School ranked 142nd 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 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 5.8% | 21% | 343 | — |
| Cupernham Infant School | — | 4.3% | 13.5% | 246 | 0.0 miles |
| Romsey Primary School & Nursery | 50% | 4.2% | 18.1% | 301 | 0.4 miles |
| Halterworth Primary School | 68% | 3.7% | 8.2% | 437 | 0.8 miles |
| Romsey Abbey Church of England Primary School | 61% | 4.2% | 37.1% | 201 | 1.2 miles |
| Braishfield Primary School | 71% | 3.8% | 15.7% | 103 | 1.7 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.99%
- English as an additional language
- 4.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.8%
- Persistent absence
- 14.49%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cupernham Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Romsey
-
Romsey Primary School & Nursery0.4 miles
Primary · Romsey
-
Halterworth Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Romsey
-
Romsey Abbey Church of England Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Romsey
-
Braishfield Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Romsey
Other schools in Romsey
Cupernham Junior School ranks 5th of the 8 ranked primary schools in Romsey.
- Awbridge Primary School Primary
- Braishfield Primary School Primary
- Cupernham Infant School Primary
- Halterworth Primary School Primary
- Lockerley Church of England Endowed Primary School Primary
- Romsey Abbey Church of England Primary School Primary
- Romsey Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Wellow Primary School Primary
- The Mountbatten School Secondary
- The Romsey School Secondary
- St Edward's School Special schools
- Embley Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Cupernham Junior School teach?
- Cupernham Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Romsey.
- Who is the headteacher of Cupernham Junior School?
- The headteacher of Cupernham Junior School is Mr Simon Frost, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Cupernham Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cupernham 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 Cupernham Junior School?
- Cupernham Junior School has 343 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Cupernham Junior School full?
- Cupernham Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 343 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 Cupernham Junior School a faith school?
- No. Cupernham Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Cupernham Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Cupernham Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Cupernham Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% 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 Cupernham Junior School rank locally?
- Cupernham Junior School ranked 142nd 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 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cupernham Junior School's absence rate?
- Cupernham Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cupernham Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cupernham 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.