Bishopswood Junior School
Barlows Road, Tadley, RG26 3NA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Glen Golding
- Federation
- Bishopswood Schools Federation
- Constituency
- North West Hampshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 279
- Pupils on roll
- 223
- URN
- 116013
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01189812738
About this school
Bishopswood Junior School is a community primary school in Tadley. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 223 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 4 October 2023, 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 | 56 | 62 | 62 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 53% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 6% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 69% | 65% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 71% | 66% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 44% | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.00 | - | - |
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 Bishopswood 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 | 57% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 234 |
| 2023/24 | 246 |
| 2024/25 | 237 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bishopswood Junior School compares
Bishopswood Junior School ranked 226th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% 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 | 55% | 4.6% | 12.2% | 223 | — |
| Bishopswood Infant School | — | 5.4% | 10.7% | 174 | 0.0 miles |
| Tadley Community Primary School | 36% | 5.5% | 14.4% | 221 | 0.5 miles |
| Burnham Copse Primary School | 53% | 5.7% | 14.3% | 308 | 0.6 miles |
| Silchester Church of England Primary School | 70% | 3.1% | 4.1% | 156 | 1.8 miles |
| The Priory Primary School | 71% | 4.4% | 5.9% | 196 | 2.2 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)
- 12.24%
- English as an additional language
- 8%
- Overall absence
- 4.6%
- Persistent absence
- 8.26%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bishopswood Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Tadley
-
Tadley Community Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Tadley
-
Burnham Copse Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Tadley
-
Silchester Church of England Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Reading
-
The Priory Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Tadley
Other schools in Tadley
Bishopswood Junior School ranks 3rd of the 5 ranked primary schools in Tadley.
- Bishopswood Infant School Primary
- Bramley Church of England Primary School Primary
- Burnham Copse Primary School Primary
- Tadley Community Primary School Primary
- The Priory Primary School Primary
- The Hurst School Secondary
- Tadley Court School Special schools
- Grantham Farm Montessori School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Bishopswood Junior School teach?
- Bishopswood Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Tadley.
- Who is the headteacher of Bishopswood Junior School?
- The headteacher of Bishopswood Junior School is Mr Glen Golding, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bishopswood Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bishopswood 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 Bishopswood Junior School?
- Bishopswood Junior School has 223 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Bishopswood Junior School full?
- Bishopswood Junior School has capacity for 279 pupils and 223 on roll (80%), 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 Bishopswood Junior School a faith school?
- No. Bishopswood Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bishopswood Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bishopswood Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Bishopswood Junior School?
- Bishopswood Junior School is part of the Bishopswood Schools Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Bishopswood Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bishopswood Junior School rank locally?
- Bishopswood Junior School ranked 226th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% 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 Bishopswood Junior School's absence rate?
- Bishopswood Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bishopswood Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bishopswood 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.