Calmore Junior School
Calmore Drive, Calmore, Southampton, SO40 2ZZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Miss Cathy Ingram
- Constituency
- New Forest East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 195
- URN
- 116483
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02380865354
About this school
Calmore Junior School is a foundation primary school in Southampton. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 195 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Calmore 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
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 | 59 | 55 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 43% | 51% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 58% | 69% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 60% | 61% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 63% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.90 | - | - |
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 Calmore 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 | 43% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 51% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 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 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 237 |
| 2023/24 | 221 |
| 2024/25 | 204 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Calmore Junior School compares
Calmore Junior School ranked 208th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 4.7% | 37.3% | 195 | — |
| Calmore Infant School | — | 4.3% | 27.3% | 174 | 0.0 miles |
| Oakfield Academy | 71% | 4.9% | 23.9% | 162 | 0.6 miles |
| Hazel Wood Infant School | — | 4.5% | 15.7% | 202 | 0.8 miles |
| Abbotswood Junior School | 60% | 4.9% | 30.2% | 629 | 0.9 miles |
| Lydlynch Infant School | — | 6.4% | 31.7% | 112 | 1.0 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 37.25%
- English as an additional language
- 3.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.71%
- Persistent absence
- 9.95%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Calmore Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Oakfield Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Hazel Wood Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Abbotswood Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Lydlynch Infant School1.0 miles
Primary · Southampton
Other schools in Southampton
Calmore Junior School ranks 49th 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 ages does Calmore Junior School teach?
- Calmore Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Southampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Calmore Junior School?
- The headteacher of Calmore Junior School is Miss Cathy Ingram, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Calmore Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Calmore 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 Calmore Junior School?
- Calmore Junior School has 195 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Calmore Junior School full?
- Calmore Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 195 on roll (81%), 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 Calmore Junior School a faith school?
- No. Calmore Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Calmore Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Calmore Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Calmore Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 43% in 2022/23 and 58% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Calmore Junior School compare with other schools in Hampshire?
- Calmore Junior School ranked 208th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Calmore Junior School's absence rate?
- Calmore Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Calmore Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Calmore 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 15 July 2026.