Wootey Junior School
Wooteys Way, Alton, GU34 2JA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Tim O'Brien
- Constituency
- East Hampshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 157
- URN
- 116037
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 0142082532
About this school
Wootey Junior School is a community primary school in Alton. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 157 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Wootey 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 5 May 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 | 50 | 45 | 36 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 67% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 4% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 69% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 73% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 69% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.20 | - | - |
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 Wootey 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 | 60% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 172 |
| 2023/24 | 159 |
| 2024/25 | 156 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wootey Junior School compares
Wootey Junior School ranked 130th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 6.5% | 41.7% | 157 | — |
| Wootey Infant School | — | 5.9% | 43% | 102 | 0.0 miles |
| Anstey Junior School | 37% | 5.4% | 36.6% | 222 | 0.5 miles |
| Alton Infant School | — | 10.4% | 36.8% | 156 | 0.6 miles |
| Saint Lawrence Church of England Primary School | 72% | 4.2% | 15.4% | 219 | 0.7 miles |
| Andrews' Endowed Church of England Primary School | 64% | 3.4% | 9.5% | 199 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 41.67%
- English as an additional language
- 5.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.5%
- Persistent absence
- 16.47%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wootey Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Alton
-
Anstey Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Alton
-
Alton Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Alton
-
Saint Lawrence Church of England Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Alton
-
Andrews' Endowed Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Alton
Other schools in Alton
Wootey Junior School ranks 5th of the 11 ranked primary schools in Alton.
- Alton Infant School Primary
- Andrews' Endowed Church of England Primary School Primary
- Anstey Junior School Primary
- Binsted Church of England Primary School Primary
- Chawton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Four Marks Church of England Primary School Primary
- Medstead Church of England Primary School Primary
- Saint Lawrence Church of England Primary School Primary
- Selborne Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Bentworth Church of England Primary School Primary
- The Butts Primary School Primary
- Wootey Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Wootey Junior School teach?
- Wootey Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Alton.
- Who is the headteacher of Wootey Junior School?
- The headteacher of Wootey Junior School is Mr Tim O'Brien, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Wootey Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wootey 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 Wootey Junior School?
- Wootey Junior School has 157 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Wootey Junior School full?
- Wootey Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 157 on roll (65%), 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 Wootey Junior School a faith school?
- No. Wootey Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Wootey Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Wootey Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Wootey Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wootey Junior School compare with other schools in Hampshire?
- Wootey Junior School ranked 130th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wootey Junior School's absence rate?
- Wootey Junior School's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wootey Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wootey 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.