Padnell Junior School

Padnell Junior School continues to be a good school, demonstrating a strong commitment to fostering a positive learning environment. The school's vision is clearly reflected in the daily routines and overall atmosphere, promoting high attendance and excellent behavior among pupils. The curriculum is ambitious and tailored to meet the needs of all students, particularly those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), who are well-supported and achieve alongside their peers. However, there are areas for improvement, particularly in ensuring that key knowledge across all subjects is defined with sufficient detail to enable students to consistently recall learning over time.

Strengths

• Pupils' attendance is above the national average.
• The curriculum is ambitious and well-defined, matching national standards.
• Strong support for pupils with SEND ensures they achieve well.
• Pupils display impeccable behavior and positive attitudes towards learning.
• The school has a comprehensive curriculum for teaching citizenship.
• The library is a well-utilized resource supporting a positive reading culture.

Areas for Improvement

• Key knowledge in some subjects lacks sufficient detail for consistent recall.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Padnell Junior School attended 96.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 3.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.3% of pupils at Padnell Junior School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Padnell Junior School had 25.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 7.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 10.8% of pupils at Padnell Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Padnell Junior School received £6,146 and spent £6,019 for each of its 360 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £280,000 (£778 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Padnell Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Padnell Junior School is Good, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was Padnell Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

Padnell Junior School was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does Padnell Junior School have?

Padnell Junior School has 360 pupils on roll.

What age range does Padnell Junior School cover?

Padnell Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are Padnell Junior School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 72% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Padnell Junior School?

Padnell Junior School is at Padnell Road, Cowplain, Waterlooville, Hampshire, PO8 8EA.