Denmead Junior School
Bere Road, Denmead, Waterlooville, PO7 6PH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rachelle Tomkins
- Constituency
- Fareham and Waterlooville
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 316
- URN
- 116043
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02392252735
About this school
Denmead Junior School is a community primary school in Waterlooville. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 316 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 26 February 2025, where inspectors found some aspects are not as strong as at the previous inspection. 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 | 80 | 85 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 53% | 46% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 1% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 68% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 70% | 61% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 65% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.70 | - | - |
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 Denmead 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 | 53% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 46% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 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 | 357 |
| 2023/24 | 344 |
| 2024/25 | 336 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Denmead Junior School compares
Denmead Junior School ranked 270th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46% | 4.5% | 23.8% | 316 | — |
| Denmead Infant School | — | 3.5% | 17.8% | 201 | 0.1 miles |
| Hart Plain Junior School | 47% | 5.3% | 48.8% | 179 | 1.5 miles |
| Hart Plain Infant School | — | 5.3% | 41.5% | 134 | 1.5 miles |
| Woodcroft Primary | 39% | 8.2% | 63.5% | 203 | 1.6 miles |
| Newlands Primary Academy | — | — | — | 10 | 1.7 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)
- 23.81%
- English as an additional language
- 6.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.51%
- Persistent absence
- 12.46%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Denmead Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · Waterlooville
-
Hart Plain Junior School1.5 miles
Primary · Waterlooville
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Hart Plain Infant School1.5 miles
Primary · Hants
-
Woodcroft Primary1.6 miles
Primary · Waterlooville
-
Newlands Primary Academy1.7 miles
Primary · Waterlooville
Other schools in Waterlooville
Denmead Junior School ranks 10th 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
- 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
- Padnell Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Denmead Junior School teach?
- Denmead Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Waterlooville.
- Who is the headteacher of Denmead Junior School?
- The headteacher of Denmead Junior School is Mrs Rachelle Tomkins, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Denmead Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Denmead 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 Denmead Junior School?
- Denmead Junior School has 316 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Denmead Junior School full?
- Denmead Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 316 on roll (88%), 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 Denmead Junior School a faith school?
- No. Denmead Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Denmead Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Denmead Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Denmead 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 46% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Denmead Junior School rank locally?
- Denmead Junior School ranked 270th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Denmead Junior School's absence rate?
- Denmead 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 Denmead Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Denmead 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.