Abbotswood Junior School
Ringwood Road, Totton, Southampton, SO40 8EB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Glenn Moore
- Constituency
- New Forest East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 600
- Pupils on roll
- 629
- URN
- 116482
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02380863159
About this school
Abbotswood Junior School is a foundation primary school in Southampton. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 629 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. 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 8 June 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good and saw signs of improvement; a full inspection will follow. 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 | 161 | 145 | 174 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 61% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 11% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 75% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 71% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 76% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.20 | - | - |
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 Abbotswood 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 | 68% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 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 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 609 |
| 2023/24 | 603 |
| 2024/25 | 639 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Abbotswood Junior School compares
Abbotswood Junior School ranked 188th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 4.9% | 30.2% | 629 | — |
| Lydlynch Infant School | — | 6.4% | 31.7% | 112 | 0.2 miles |
| Oakfield Academy | 71% | 4.9% | 23.9% | 162 | 0.4 miles |
| Hazel Wood Infant School | — | 4.5% | 15.7% | 202 | 0.6 miles |
| Eling Infant School and Nursery | — | 5% | 25.5% | 160 | 0.8 miles |
| Calmore Junior School | 58% | 4.7% | 37.3% | 195 | 0.9 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)
- 30.2%
- English as an additional language
- 6.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.89%
- Persistent absence
- 12.44%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lydlynch Infant School0.2 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Oakfield Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Hazel Wood Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Eling Infant School and Nursery0.8 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Calmore Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Southampton
Other schools in Southampton
Abbotswood Junior School ranks 44th of the 79 ranked primary schools in Southampton.
- 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
- Blackfield Primary and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Abbotswood Junior School teach?
- Abbotswood Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Southampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Abbotswood Junior School?
- The headteacher of Abbotswood Junior School is Mr Glenn Moore, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Abbotswood Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Abbotswood 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 Abbotswood Junior School?
- Abbotswood Junior School has 629 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Abbotswood Junior School full?
- Abbotswood Junior School has capacity for 600 pupils and 629 on roll (105%), 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 Abbotswood Junior School a faith school?
- No. Abbotswood Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Abbotswood Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Abbotswood Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Abbotswood Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Abbotswood Junior School rank locally?
- Abbotswood Junior School ranked 188th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Abbotswood Junior School's absence rate?
- Abbotswood Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Abbotswood Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Abbotswood 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.