Bishop's Waltham Junior School
Oak Road, Bishops Waltham, Southampton, SO32 1EP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Darren Campbell
- Constituency
- Winchester
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 282
- Pupils on roll
- 287
- URN
- 116006
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01489892368
About this school
Bishop's Waltham Junior School is a community primary school in Southampton. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 287 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 23 March 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 | 63 | 63 | 81 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 65% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 8% | 16% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 75% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 89% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 68% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
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 Bishop's Waltham 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 | 71% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 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 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 287 |
| 2023/24 | 299 |
| 2024/25 | 300 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bishop's Waltham Junior School compares
Bishop's Waltham Junior School ranked 148th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 4.2% | 18% | 287 | — |
| Bishops Waltham Infant School | — | 5.1% | 12.5% | 199 | 0.0 miles |
| Swanmore Church of England Aided Primary School | 57% | 4.7% | 14.9% | 409 | 1.4 miles |
| St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School | 44% | 5.5% | 19.7% | 202 | 1.9 miles |
| Upham Church of England Aided Primary School | 57% | 5.2% | 11% | 99 | 2.3 miles |
| Droxford Junior School | — | — | — | 164 | 2.9 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%
- English as an additional language
- 1.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.18%
- Persistent absence
- 8.63%
Location
Nearby schools
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Bishops Waltham Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Southampton
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Swanmore Church of England Aided Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Upham Church of England Aided Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Droxford Junior School2.9 miles
Primary · Southampton
Other schools in Southampton
Bishop's Waltham Junior School ranks 33rd of the 79 ranked primary schools in Southampton.
- Abbotswood Junior School Primary
- Banister Primary School Primary
- Bartley Church of England Junior School Primary
- Bassett Green Primary School Primary
- Beechwood Junior School Primary
- Berrywood Primary School Primary
- Bevois Town Primary School Primary
- Bishops Waltham Infant School Primary
- Bitterne Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bitterne Manor Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Bitterne Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools Primary
- Blackfield Primary and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Bishop's Waltham Junior School teach?
- Bishop's Waltham Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Southampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Bishop's Waltham Junior School?
- The headteacher of Bishop's Waltham Junior School is Mr Darren Campbell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bishop's Waltham Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bishop's Waltham 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 Bishop's Waltham Junior School?
- Bishop's Waltham Junior School has 287 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Bishop's Waltham Junior School full?
- Bishop's Waltham Junior School has capacity for 282 pupils and 287 on roll (102%), 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 Bishop's Waltham Junior School a faith school?
- No. Bishop's Waltham Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bishop's Waltham Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bishop's Waltham Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Bishop's Waltham Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bishop's Waltham Junior School rank locally?
- Bishop's Waltham Junior School ranked 148th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bishop's Waltham Junior School's absence rate?
- Bishop's Waltham Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bishop's Waltham Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bishop's Waltham 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.