Purbrook Junior School
Aldermoor Road East, Purbrook, Waterlooville, PO7 5NQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Craig Williams
- Constituency
- Havant
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 384
- Pupils on roll
- 380
- URN
- 116022
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02392254577
About this school
Purbrook Junior School is a community primary school in Waterlooville. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 380 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Purbrook Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 28 February 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 | 95 | 95 | 94 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 47% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 5% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 69% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 58% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 61% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.10 | - | - |
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 Purbrook 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 | 64% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 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 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 385 |
| 2023/24 | 383 |
| 2024/25 | 386 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Purbrook Junior School compares
Purbrook Junior School ranked 141st of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 4.5% | 29.3% | 380 | — |
| Purbrook Infant School | — | 5.3% | 16.3% | 270 | 0.0 miles |
| Mill Hill Primary School | 43% | 5.9% | 49.5% | 178 | 0.4 miles |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Waterlooville | — | — | — | — | 0.6 miles |
| Springwood Junior School | 55% | 6% | 46.7% | 219 | 0.7 miles |
| Berewood Primary School | 50% | 5.5% | 27.5% | 414 | 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)
- 29.27%
- English as an additional language
- 6.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.48%
- Persistent absence
- 9.51%
Location
Nearby schools
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Purbrook Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Waterlooville
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Mill Hill Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Waterlooville
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St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Waterlooville0.6 miles
Primary · Waterlooville
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Springwood Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Waterlooville
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Berewood Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Waterlooville
Other schools in Waterlooville
Purbrook Junior School ranks 4th of the 13 ranked primary schools in Waterlooville.
- Berewood Primary School Primary
- Catherington Church of England Infant School Primary
- Clanfield Junior School Primary
- Denmead Infant School Primary
- Denmead Junior School Primary
- Hambledon Primary School Primary
- Hart Plain Junior School Primary
- Horndean Church of England Junior School Primary
- Horndean Infant School Primary
- Mill Hill Primary School Primary
- Morelands Primary School Primary
- Newlands Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Purbrook Junior School teach?
- Purbrook Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Waterlooville.
- Who is the headteacher of Purbrook Junior School?
- The headteacher of Purbrook Junior School is Mr Craig Williams, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Purbrook Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Purbrook 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 many pupils are at Purbrook Junior School?
- Purbrook Junior School has 380 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Purbrook Junior School full?
- Purbrook Junior School has capacity for 384 pupils and 380 on roll (99%), 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 Purbrook Junior School a faith school?
- No. Purbrook Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Purbrook Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Purbrook Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Purbrook Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Purbrook Junior School compare with other schools in Hampshire?
- Purbrook Junior School ranked 141st of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Purbrook Junior School's absence rate?
- Purbrook Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Purbrook Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Purbrook 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.