Fair Oak Junior School
Botley Road, Fair Oak, Eastleigh, SO50 7AN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Acting Headteacher
- Mr David Bessant
- Constituency
- Eastleigh
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 600
- Pupils on roll
- 583
- URN
- 115997
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02380693195
About this school
Fair Oak Junior School is a community primary school in Eastleigh. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 583 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 12 February 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 144 | 149 | 149 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 77% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 8% | 16% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 80% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 85% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 83% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.20 | - | - |
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 Fair Oak 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 | 67% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 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 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 591 |
| 2023/24 | 590 |
| 2024/25 | 583 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Fair Oak Junior School compares
Fair Oak Junior School ranked 139th 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 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 4.7% | 14.6% | 583 | — |
| Fair Oak Infant School | — | 3.7% | 6.4% | 359 | 0.1 miles |
| Stoke Park Infant School | — | 4.5% | 16.5% | 253 | 1.3 miles |
| Durley Church of England Controlled Primary School | 71% | 3.4% | 12.8% | 139 | 1.3 miles |
| Stoke Park Junior School | 55% | 4.9% | 26.9% | 324 | 1.4 miles |
| Wellstead Primary School | 71% | 3.7% | 19.3% | 414 | 2.1 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)
- 14.58%
- English as an additional language
- 3.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.65%
- Persistent absence
- 9.98%
Location
Nearby schools
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Fair Oak Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · Eastleigh
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Stoke Park Infant School1.3 miles
Primary · Eastleigh
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Durley Church of England Controlled Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Southampton
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Stoke Park Junior School1.4 miles
Primary · Eastleigh
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Wellstead Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Southampton
Other schools in Eastleigh
Fair Oak Junior School ranks 5th of the 15 ranked primary schools in Eastleigh.
- Chandler's Ford Infant School Primary
- Cherbourg Primary School Primary
- Colden Common Primary School Primary
- Fair Oak Infant School Primary
- Fryern Infant School Primary
- Fryern Junior School Primary
- Hiltingbury Infant School Primary
- Hiltingbury Junior School Primary
- Knightwood Primary School Primary
- Merdon Junior School Primary
- Nightingale Primary School Primary
- Norwood Primary & Pre-School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Fair Oak Junior School teach?
- Fair Oak Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Eastleigh.
- Who is the acting headteacher of Fair Oak Junior School?
- The acting headteacher of Fair Oak Junior School is Mr David Bessant, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Fair Oak Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Fair Oak 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 Fair Oak Junior School?
- Fair Oak Junior School has 583 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Fair Oak Junior School full?
- Fair Oak Junior School has capacity for 600 pupils and 583 on roll (97%), 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 Fair Oak Junior School a faith school?
- No. Fair Oak Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Fair Oak Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Fair Oak Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Fair Oak Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% 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 Fair Oak Junior School rank locally?
- Fair Oak Junior School ranked 139th 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 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Fair Oak Junior School's absence rate?
- Fair Oak Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Fair Oak Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Fair Oak 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.