Kempshott Junior School
Old Down Close, Homesteads Road, Basingstoke, RG22 5LL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Andrea McWilliams-Bowe
- Constituency
- Basingstoke
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 384
- Pupils on roll
- 362
- URN
- 116016
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01256326713
About this school
Kempshott Junior School is a community primary school in Basingstoke. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 362 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
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 | 93 | 94 | 87 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 61% | 78% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 10% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 83% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 85% | 73% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 77% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.90 | - | - |
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 Kempshott 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 | 65% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 78% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 367 |
| 2023/24 | 367 |
| 2024/25 | 371 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kempshott Junior School compares
Kempshott Junior School ranked 41st of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 78% | 5.2% | 14% | 362 | — |
| Kempshott Infant School | — | 4.4% | 8% | 270 | 0.0 miles |
| Hatch Warren Junior School | 59% | 5.2% | 28.2% | 350 | 0.7 miles |
| Hatch Warren Infant School | — | 6.9% | 23.1% | 248 | 0.7 miles |
| St Mark's Church of England Primary School | 81% | 4.1% | 9.9% | 634 | 0.8 miles |
| Park View Primary School | 62% | 6% | 55% | 432 | 0.8 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.
Inspection history
- 18 April 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report12 January 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 14.02%
- English as an additional language
- 14.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.21%
- Persistent absence
- 10.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kempshott Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
-
Hatch Warren Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
-
Hatch Warren Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
-
St Mark's Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
-
Park View Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
Other schools in Basingstoke
Kempshott Junior School ranks 5th 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 Kempshott Junior School teach?
- Kempshott Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Basingstoke.
- Who is the headteacher of Kempshott Junior School?
- The headteacher of Kempshott Junior School is Mrs Andrea McWilliams-Bowe, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Kempshott Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kempshott 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 Kempshott Junior School?
- Kempshott Junior School has 362 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Kempshott Junior School full?
- Kempshott Junior School has capacity for 384 pupils and 362 on roll (94%), 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 Kempshott Junior School a faith school?
- No. Kempshott Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Kempshott Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Kempshott Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Kempshott Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 78% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Kempshott Junior School rank locally?
- Kempshott Junior School ranked 41st of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kempshott Junior School's absence rate?
- Kempshott Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kempshott Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kempshott 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.