Bidbury Junior School
Fraser Road, Bedhampton, Havant, PO9 3EF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Claire Gardiner
- Constituency
- Havant
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 240
- URN
- 116053
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02392474513
About this school
Bidbury Junior School is a community primary school in Havant. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 240 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bidbury 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 4 December 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 47% | 49% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 58% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 68% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 57% | 47% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.60 | - | - |
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 Bidbury 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 | 58% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 49% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 231 |
| 2023/24 | 240 |
| 2024/25 | 239 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bidbury Junior School compares
Bidbury Junior School ranked 262nd of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 20% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49% | 5.4% | 25.9% | 240 | — |
| Bidbury Infant School | — | 4.3% | 14.9% | 163 | 0.0 miles |
| St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Havant | 58% | 5.4% | 16.4% | 356 | 0.2 miles |
| Barncroft Primary School | 57% | 7.1% | 44.9% | 435 | 0.4 miles |
| Trosnant Junior School | 44% | 7% | 71.5% | 237 | 0.6 miles |
| Trosnant Infant School | — | 5.7% | 59% | 164 | 0.6 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)
- 25.94%
- English as an additional language
- 7.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.43%
- Persistent absence
- 10.98%
Location
Nearby schools
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Bidbury Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Havant
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St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Havant0.2 miles
Primary · Havant
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Barncroft Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Havant
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Trosnant Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Havant
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Trosnant Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Havant
Other schools in Havant
Bidbury Junior School ranks 8th of the 10 ranked primary schools in Havant.
- Barncroft Primary School Primary
- Bidbury Infant School Primary
- Bosmere Junior School Primary
- Fairfield Infant School Primary
- Front Lawn Primary Academy Primary
- Riders Infant School Primary
- Riders Junior School Primary
- Sharps Copse Primary and Nursery School Primary
- St Alban's Church of England Aided Primary School Primary
- St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Havant Primary
- Trosnant Infant School Primary
- Trosnant Junior School Primary
Recorded changes at this school
Previous headteacher: Mrs Vanessa Double (until July 2026).
- Headteacher changed from Mrs Vanessa Double to Miss Claire Gardiner recorded 16 Jul 2026
Common questions
- What ages does Bidbury Junior School teach?
- Bidbury Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Havant.
- Who is the headteacher of Bidbury Junior School?
- The headteacher of Bidbury Junior School is Miss Claire Gardiner, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bidbury Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bidbury 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 Bidbury Junior School?
- Bidbury Junior School has 240 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Bidbury Junior School full?
- Bidbury Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 240 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Bidbury Junior School a faith school?
- No. Bidbury Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bidbury Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bidbury Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Bidbury Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 49% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bidbury Junior School compare with other schools in Hampshire?
- Bidbury Junior School ranked 262nd of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 20% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bidbury Junior School's absence rate?
- Bidbury Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bidbury Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bidbury 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 16 July 2026.