Sun Hill Junior School
Sun Lane, Alresford, SO24 9NB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- VITA MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Susan Griffiths
- Sponsor
- Perins Academy School
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Winchester
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 264
- Pupils on roll
- 145
- URN
- 144882
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01962732801
About this school
Sun Hill Junior School is a primary academy in Alresford. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 145 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Sun Hill 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
- 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 | 54 | 54 | 57 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 72% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 13% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 81% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 83% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 76% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| 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 Sun Hill 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 | 61% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 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 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 200 |
| 2023/24 | 186 |
| 2024/25 | 174 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sun Hill Junior School compares
Sun Hill Junior School ranked 201st 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 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 4% | 10.9% | 145 | — |
| Sun Hill Infant and Preschool | — | 6.3% | 9.5% | 127 | 0.0 miles |
| Cheriton Primary School | 70% | 3.7% | 11.3% | 70 | 2.2 miles |
| Itchen Abbas Primary School | 67% | 3.5% | 16.7% | 62 | 3.4 miles |
| Ropley CofE Primary School | 84% | 4.4% | 4% | 180 | 3.4 miles |
| Four Marks Church of England Primary School | 70% | 5.4% | 6.5% | 271 | 4.9 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report28 April 2026
- 3 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10.92%
- English as an additional language
- 5.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.03%
- Persistent absence
- 7.34%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sun Hill Infant and Preschool0.0 miles
Primary · Alresford
-
Cheriton Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Alresford
-
Itchen Abbas Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · Winchester
-
Ropley CofE Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · Alresford
-
Four Marks Church of England Primary School4.9 miles
Primary · Alton
Other schools in Alresford
- Cheriton Primary School Primary
- Ropley CofE Primary School Primary
- Sun Hill Infant and Preschool Primary
- Perins School Secondary
- Brockwood Park School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Sun Hill Junior School teach?
- Sun Hill Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Alresford.
- Who is the headteacher of Sun Hill Junior School?
- The headteacher of Sun Hill Junior School is Mrs Susan Griffiths, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Sun Hill Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sun Hill 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 Sun Hill Junior School?
- Sun Hill Junior School has 145 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Sun Hill Junior School full?
- Sun Hill Junior School has capacity for 264 pupils and 145 on roll (55%), 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 Sun Hill Junior School a faith school?
- No. Sun Hill Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Sun Hill Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Sun Hill Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Sun Hill Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Sun Hill Junior School is part of VITA MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Sun Hill Junior School have?
- The schools register lists Sun Hill Junior School's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Sun Hill Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% 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 Sun Hill Junior School compare with other schools in Hampshire?
- Sun Hill Junior School ranked 201st 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 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sun Hill Junior School's absence rate?
- Sun Hill Junior School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sun Hill Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sun Hill 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.