Merton Junior School
Romsey Close, Popley Way, Basingstoke, RG24 9HB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kayleigh Reading
- Constituency
- Basingstoke
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 245
- URN
- 116001
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01256326573
About this school
Merton Junior School is a community primary school in Basingstoke. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 245 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 10 November 2022, 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 | 90 | 60 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 38% | 47% | 46% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 7% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 58% | 58% | 57% |
| Expected standard in maths | 57% | 55% | 56% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 56% | 48% | 56% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 101.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.30 | - | - |
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 Merton 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 | 38% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 46% | 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 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 264 |
| 2023/24 | 263 |
| 2024/25 | 261 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Merton Junior School compares
Merton Junior School ranked 271st of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46% | 4.1% | 34.9% | 245 | — |
| Merton Infant School and Nursery | — | 4.3% | 25.4% | 216 | 0.0 miles |
| St Bede's Catholic Primary School | 85% | 3.5% | 5.3% | 451 | 0.3 miles |
| Oakridge Infant School | — | 4.2% | 18.9% | 320 | 0.4 miles |
| Oakridge Junior School | 77% | 3.7% | 28.5% | 345 | 0.5 miles |
| South View Infant and Nursery School | — | 6.3% | 31.6% | 211 | 0.7 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)
- 34.87%
- English as an additional language
- 32.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.08%
- Persistent absence
- 9.63%
Location
Nearby schools
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Merton Infant School and Nursery0.0 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
-
St Bede's Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
-
Oakridge Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
-
Oakridge Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
-
South View Infant and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
Other schools in Basingstoke
Merton Junior School ranks 26th of the 27 ranked primary schools in Basingstoke.
- Castle Hill Infant School Primary
- Castle Hill Primary School Primary
- Chalk Ridge Primary School Primary
- Chiltern Primary School Primary
- Cliddesden Primary School Primary
- Fairfields Primary School Primary
- Four Lanes Community Junior School Primary
- Four Lanes Infant School Primary
- Great Binfields Primary School Primary
- Hatch Warren Infant School Primary
- Hatch Warren Junior School Primary
- Hounsome Fields Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Merton Junior School teach?
- Merton Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Basingstoke.
- Who is the headteacher of Merton Junior School?
- The headteacher of Merton Junior School is Mrs Kayleigh Reading, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Merton Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Merton 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 Merton Junior School?
- Merton Junior School has 245 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Merton Junior School full?
- Merton Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 245 on roll (68%), 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 Merton Junior School a faith school?
- No. Merton Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Merton Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Merton Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Merton Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 38% in 2022/23 and 46% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Merton Junior School rank locally?
- Merton Junior School ranked 271st of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Merton Junior School's absence rate?
- Merton Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Merton Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Merton 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.