Meon Junior School
Shelford Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, PO4 8NT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sara Paine
- Sponsor
- The Thinking Schools Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Portsmouth South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 336
- URN
- 144581
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 03333602170
About this school
Meon Junior School is a primary academy in Portsmouth. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 336 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Meon 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 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
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong 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 | 84 | 85 | 86 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 56% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 4% | 1% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 64% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 73% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 51% | 56% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.00 | - | - |
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 Meon 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 | 64% | 48% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 48.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 51.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 343 |
| 2023/24 | 352 |
| 2024/25 | 349 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Meon Junior School compares
Meon Junior School ranked 8th of 32 primary schools in Portsmouth for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 4.5% | 28.9% | 336 | — |
| Meon Infant School | — | 4.5% | 30.4% | 133 | 0.0 miles |
| Milton Park Primary School | 53% | 5.3% | 39.7% | 382 | 0.2 miles |
| Wimborne Primary School | 51% | 4.4% | 18.8% | 557 | 0.4 miles |
| Moorings Way Infant School | — | 5% | 17.3% | 116 | 0.5 miles |
| Cumberland Infant School | — | 3.4% | 11.9% | 172 | 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 28.94%
- English as an additional language
- 13.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.46%
- Persistent absence
- 8.82%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Meon Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Southsea
-
Milton Park Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Portsmouth
-
Wimborne Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Portsmouth
-
Moorings Way Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Southsea
-
Cumberland Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Southsea
Other schools in Portsmouth
Meon Junior School ranks 7th 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 Meon Junior School teach?
- Meon Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Portsmouth.
- Who is the headteacher of Meon Junior School?
- The headteacher of Meon Junior School is Mrs Sara Paine, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Meon Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Meon 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 Meon Junior School?
- Meon Junior School has 336 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Meon Junior School full?
- Meon Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 336 on roll (93%), 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 Meon Junior School a faith school?
- No. Meon Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Meon Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Meon Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Meon Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Meon Junior School is part of THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Meon Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Meon Junior School compare with other schools in Portsmouth?
- Meon Junior School ranked 8th of 32 primary schools in Portsmouth for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Meon Junior School's absence rate?
- Meon Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Meon Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Meon 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.