Shirley Junior School
Bellemoor Road, Shirley, Southampton, SO15 5XE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- HAMWIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kerri Davie
- Sponsor
- Hamwic Education Trust
- Constituency
- Southampton Test
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 361
- URN
- 138910
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02380771434
About this school
Shirley Junior School is a primary academy in Southampton. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 361 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Shirley 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 7 June 2023, 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 | 91 | 89 | 88 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 61% | 48% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 7% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 81% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 73% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 66% | 72% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.70 | - | - |
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 Shirley 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 | Southampton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 62% | 55.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 51.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 48% | 53.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 361 |
| 2023/24 | 360 |
| 2024/25 | 358 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Shirley Junior School compares
Shirley Junior School ranked 33rd of 45 primary schools in Southampton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% 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 | 48% | 4.8% | 21.5% | 361 | — |
| Shirley Infant School | — | 4.2% | 11.7% | 266 | 0.0 miles |
| Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School | 54% | 5.1% | 40.2% | 619 | 0.4 miles |
| Hollybrook Junior School | 68% | 5.6% | 24.3% | 242 | 0.5 miles |
| Hollybrook Infant School | — | 4.6% | 17.3% | 160 | 0.5 miles |
| Shirley Warren Primary & Nursery School | 25% | 7.4% | 42.1% | 372 | 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)
- 21.51%
- English as an additional language
- 24%
- Overall absence
- 4.82%
- Persistent absence
- 9.38%
Location
Nearby schools
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Shirley Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Southampton
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Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · Southampton
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Hollybrook Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Southampton
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Hollybrook Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Southampton
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Shirley Warren Primary & Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Southampton
Other schools in Southampton
Shirley Junior School ranks 66th 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 Shirley Junior School teach?
- Shirley Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Southampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Shirley Junior School?
- The headteacher of Shirley Junior School is Mrs Kerri Davie, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Shirley Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Shirley 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 Shirley Junior School?
- Shirley Junior School has 361 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Shirley Junior School full?
- Shirley Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 361 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 Shirley Junior School a faith school?
- No. Shirley Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Shirley Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Shirley Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Shirley Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Shirley Junior School is part of HAMWIC EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Shirley Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 62% in 2022/23 and 48% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Shirley Junior School compare with other schools in Southampton?
- Shirley Junior School ranked 33rd of 45 primary schools in Southampton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% 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 Shirley Junior School's absence rate?
- Shirley Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Shirley Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Shirley 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 1 July 2026.