Solent Junior School
Solent Road, Drayton, Portsmouth, PO6 1HJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE DE CURCI TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Lucy Wilby
- Constituency
- Portsmouth North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 359
- URN
- 144193
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02392375459
About this school
Solent Junior School is a primary academy in Portsmouth. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 359 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Solent 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's most recent visit was a short inspection on 12 March 2025, 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 | 90 | 90 | 90 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 61% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 8% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 72% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 79% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 76% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.50 | - | - |
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 Solent 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 | Portsmouth average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 53% | 48% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 48.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 51.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 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 | 363 |
| 2023/24 | 362 |
| 2024/25 | 360 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Solent Junior School compares
Solent Junior School ranked 12th of 32 primary schools in Portsmouth 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% | 13.3% | 359 | — |
| Solent Infant School | — | 3.6% | 8.7% | 269 | 0.1 miles |
| Morelands Primary School | 43% | 5.6% | 35.7% | 315 | 0.8 miles |
| Court Lane Infant Academy | — | 5% | 12.9% | 346 | 0.8 miles |
| Court Lane Junior Academy | 57% | 5.2% | 21.8% | 474 | 0.8 miles |
| Highbury Primary School | 63% | 4.8% | 26.5% | 391 | 1.1 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)
- 13.33%
- English as an additional language
- 3.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.7%
- Persistent absence
- 9.34%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Solent Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · Portsmouth
-
Morelands Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Waterlooville
-
Court Lane Infant Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Portsmouth
-
Court Lane Junior Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Portsmouth
-
Highbury Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Portsmouth
Other schools in Portsmouth
Solent Junior School ranks 11th of the 28 ranked primary schools in Portsmouth.
- Ark Ayrton Primary Academy Primary
- Ark Dickens Primary Academy Primary
- Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery Primary
- Beacon View Primary Academy Primary
- Copnor Primary School Primary
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School Primary
- Court Lane Infant Academy Primary
- Court Lane Junior Academy Primary
- Gatcombe Park Primary School Primary
- Highbury Primary School Primary
- King's Academy College Park (Infant) Primary
- King's Academy College Park (Junior) Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Solent Junior School teach?
- Solent Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Portsmouth.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Solent Junior School?
- The executive headteacher of Solent Junior School is Mrs Lucy Wilby, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Solent Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Solent 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 Solent Junior School?
- Solent Junior School has 359 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Solent Junior School full?
- Solent Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 359 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 Solent Junior School a faith school?
- No. Solent Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Solent Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Solent Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Solent Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Solent Junior School is part of THE DE CURCI TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Solent Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% 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 Solent Junior School compare with other schools in Portsmouth?
- Solent Junior School ranked 12th of 32 primary schools in Portsmouth 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 Solent Junior School's absence rate?
- Solent 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 Solent Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Solent 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 10 July 2026.