Upton Junior School
St Martin's Road, Upton, Poole, BH16 5NQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HAMWIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Duncan Churchill
- Sponsor
- Hamwic Education Trust
- Constituency
- Mid Dorset and North Poole
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 384
- Pupils on roll
- 351
- URN
- 146490
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01202622649
About this school
Upton Junior School is a primary academy in Poole. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 351 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
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 | 84 | 95 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 57% | 47% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 2% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 79% | 66% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 75% | 58% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 71% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
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 Upton 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 | Dorset average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55% | 53.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 53.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 47% | 54.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 346 |
| 2023/24 | 346 |
| 2024/25 | 356 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Upton Junior School compares
Upton Junior School ranked 68th of 89 primary schools in Dorset for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47% | 6% | 26.1% | 351 | — |
| Upton Infant School | — | 5.4% | 17.9% | 250 | 0.1 miles |
| Bayside Academy | 60% | 5.8% | 52.3% | 180 | 0.9 miles |
| Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School | — | 4.7% | 17.2% | 320 | 2.1 miles |
| Springdale First School | — | 3.4% | 1.7% | 300 | 2.1 miles |
| Hillbourne Primary School | 70% | 5.2% | 41.2% | 204 | 2.2 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)
- 26.12%
- English as an additional language
- 4.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.01%
- Persistent absence
- 13.9%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Upton Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · Poole
-
Bayside Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Poole
-
Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School2.1 miles
Primary · Poole
-
Springdale First School2.1 miles
Primary · Broadstone
-
Hillbourne Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Poole
Other schools in Poole
Upton Junior School ranks 18th of the 18 ranked primary schools in Poole.
- Ad Astra Infant School Primary
- Baden-Powell and St Peter's Church of England Junior School Primary
- Bayside Academy Primary
- Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Canford Heath Infant School Primary
- Canford Heath Junior School Primary
- Courthill Infant School Primary
- Hamworthy Park Junior School Primary
- Haymoor Junior School Primary
- Heatherlands Primary School Primary
- Hillbourne Primary School Primary
- Lilliput Church of England Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Upton Junior School teach?
- Upton Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Poole.
- Who is the headteacher of Upton Junior School?
- The headteacher of Upton Junior School is Mr Duncan Churchill, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Upton Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Upton 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 big is Upton Junior School?
- Upton Junior School has 351 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Upton Junior School full?
- Upton Junior School has capacity for 384 pupils and 351 on roll (91%), 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 Upton Junior School a faith school?
- No. Upton Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Upton Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Upton Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Upton Junior School?
- Upton 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 Upton Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 47% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Upton Junior School rank locally?
- Upton Junior School ranked 68th of 89 primary schools in Dorset for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Upton Junior School's absence rate?
- Upton Junior School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Upton Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Upton 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 2 July 2026.