Bursledon Junior School(CA)
Long Lane, Bursledon, Southampton, SO31 8BZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Elliott
- Federation
- Bursledon Federation of Schools
- Constituency
- Hamble Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 304
- URN
- 116027
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02380402869
About this school
Bursledon Junior School(CA) is a community primary school in Southampton. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 304 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 | 73 | 75 | 87 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 60% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 5% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 76% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 67% | 66% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 68% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.40 | - | - |
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 Bursledon Junior School(CA) 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 | 67% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 321 |
| 2023/24 | 334 |
| 2024/25 | 331 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bursledon Junior School(CA) compares
Bursledon Junior School(CA) ranked 212th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 6% | 27.8% | 304 | — |
| Bursledon Church of England Infant School | — | 5.7% | 22% | 262 | 0.1 miles |
| Hightown Primary School | 21% | 8% | 70.6% | 229 | 1.3 miles |
| Valentine Primary School & Nursery | 41% | 7.5% | 48% | 453 | 1.4 miles |
| Kings Copse Primary School | 59% | 5.3% | 20.7% | 230 | 1.5 miles |
| Netley Abbey Junior School | 57% | 6.4% | 24.1% | 341 | 1.6 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)
- 27.79%
- English as an additional language
- 4.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.97%
- Persistent absence
- 16.86%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bursledon Church of England Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Hightown Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Valentine Primary School & Nursery1.4 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Kings Copse Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Netley Abbey Junior School1.6 miles
Primary · Southampton
Other schools in Southampton
Bursledon Junior School(CA) ranks 50th 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
- Bishop's Waltham Junior 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Bursledon Junior School(CA) teach?
- Bursledon Junior School(CA) teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Southampton.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Bursledon Junior School(CA)?
- The executive headteacher of Bursledon Junior School(CA) is Mrs Emma Elliott, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bursledon Junior School(CA) last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bursledon Junior School(CA), 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 Bursledon Junior School(CA)?
- Bursledon Junior School(CA) has 304 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Bursledon Junior School(CA) full?
- Bursledon Junior School(CA) has capacity for 360 pupils and 304 on roll (84%), 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 Bursledon Junior School(CA) a faith school?
- No. Bursledon Junior School(CA) has no designated religious character.
- Does Bursledon Junior School(CA) have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bursledon Junior School(CA) as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Bursledon Junior School(CA)?
- Bursledon Junior School(CA) is part of the Bursledon Federation of Schools federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Bursledon Junior School(CA)'s results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bursledon Junior School(CA) rank locally?
- Bursledon Junior School(CA) ranked 212th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bursledon Junior School(CA)'s absence rate?
- Bursledon Junior School(CA)'s overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bursledon Junior School(CA)'s exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bursledon Junior School(CA)'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.