Hiltingbury Junior School
Hiltingbury Road, Chandler's Ford, Eastleigh, SO53 5NP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Zoe Loosemore
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Eastleigh
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 384
- Pupils on roll
- 372
- URN
- 116007
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02380261808
About this school
Hiltingbury Junior School is a community primary school in Eastleigh. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 372 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 96 | 97 | 95 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 83% | 81% | 81% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 23% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 91% | 86% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 92% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 92% | 91% | 92% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 109.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| 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 Hiltingbury 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 | 83% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 81% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 81% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 383 |
| 2023/24 | 373 |
| 2024/25 | 377 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hiltingbury Junior School compares
Hiltingbury Junior School ranked 26th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 81% | 3.4% | 8% | 372 | — |
| Hiltingbury Infant School | — | 3.6% | 4.4% | 268 | 0.0 miles |
| Merdon Junior School | 52% | 5% | 10.9% | 221 | 0.7 miles |
| Chandler's Ford Infant School | — | 3.4% | 5.3% | 123 | 0.8 miles |
| Scantabout Primary School | 85% | 2.7% | 7.1% | 216 | 1.0 miles |
| Fryern Infant School | — | 4.7% | 17% | 135 | 1.0 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)
- 7.96%
- English as an additional language
- 26.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.4%
- Persistent absence
- 2.62%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hiltingbury Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Eastleigh
-
Merdon Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Eastleigh
-
Chandler's Ford Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Eastleigh
-
Scantabout Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Eastleigh
-
Fryern Infant School1.0 miles
Primary · Eastleigh
Other schools in Eastleigh
Hiltingbury Junior School ranks 2nd 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
- Fair Oak Junior School Primary
- Fryern Infant School Primary
- Fryern Junior School Primary
- Hiltingbury Infant 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 Hiltingbury Junior School teach?
- Hiltingbury Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Eastleigh.
- Who is the headteacher of Hiltingbury Junior School?
- The headteacher of Hiltingbury Junior School is Miss Zoe Loosemore, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hiltingbury Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hiltingbury 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 Hiltingbury Junior School?
- Hiltingbury Junior School has 372 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Hiltingbury Junior School full?
- Hiltingbury Junior School has capacity for 384 pupils and 372 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 Hiltingbury Junior School a faith school?
- No. Hiltingbury Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hiltingbury Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Hiltingbury Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Hiltingbury Junior School have?
- The schools register lists Hiltingbury Junior School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Hiltingbury Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 83% in 2022/23 and 81% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hiltingbury Junior School rank locally?
- Hiltingbury Junior School ranked 26th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hiltingbury Junior School's absence rate?
- Hiltingbury Junior School's overall absence rate is 3.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hiltingbury Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hiltingbury 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.