Padnell Junior School
Padnell Road, Cowplain, Waterlooville, PO8 8EA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Luker
- Constituency
- Fareham and Waterlooville
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 360
- URN
- 115964
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02392252752
About this school
Padnell Junior School is a community primary school in Waterlooville. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 360 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 22 May 2024, 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 | 91 | 90 | 90 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 59% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 6% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 81% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 81% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 76% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.30 | - | - |
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 Padnell 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 | 47% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 361 |
| 2023/24 | 358 |
| 2024/25 | 361 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Padnell Junior School compares
Padnell Junior School ranked 77th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 3.2% | 18.3% | 360 | — |
| Padnell Infant School | — | 3.1% | 12.6% | 266 | 0.1 miles |
| Queen's Inclosure Primary School | 64% | 3.6% | 11.1% | 414 | 0.5 miles |
| Hart Plain Infant School | — | 5.3% | 41.5% | 134 | 0.8 miles |
| Hart Plain Junior School | 47% | 5.3% | 48.8% | 179 | 0.8 miles |
| Woodcroft Primary | 39% | 8.2% | 63.5% | 203 | 0.9 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)
- 18.28%
- English as an additional language
- 3.6%
- Overall absence
- 3.15%
- Persistent absence
- 3.56%
Location
Nearby schools
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Padnell Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · Waterlooville
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Queen's Inclosure Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Waterlooville
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Hart Plain Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Hants
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Hart Plain Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Waterlooville
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Woodcroft Primary0.9 miles
Primary · Waterlooville
Other schools in Waterlooville
Padnell Junior School ranks 2nd of the 13 ranked primary schools in Waterlooville.
- Berewood Primary School Primary
- Catherington Church of England Infant School Primary
- Clanfield Junior School Primary
- Denmead Infant School Primary
- Denmead Junior School Primary
- Hambledon Primary School Primary
- Hart Plain Junior School Primary
- Horndean Church of England Junior School Primary
- Horndean Infant School Primary
- Mill Hill Primary School Primary
- Morelands Primary School Primary
- Newlands Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Padnell Junior School teach?
- Padnell Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Waterlooville.
- Who is the headteacher of Padnell Junior School?
- The headteacher of Padnell Junior School is Mrs Sarah Luker, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Padnell Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Padnell 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 Padnell Junior School?
- Padnell Junior School has 360 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Padnell Junior School full?
- Padnell Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 360 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 Padnell Junior School a faith school?
- No. Padnell Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Padnell Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Padnell Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Padnell Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 47% in 2022/23 and 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Padnell Junior School rank locally?
- Padnell Junior School ranked 77th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Padnell Junior School's absence rate?
- Padnell Junior School's overall absence rate is 3.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Padnell Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Padnell 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.