Fair Oak Junior School

Fair Oak Junior School is performing well, having maintained the standards identified in the previous inspection. The relationships between staff and pupils are strong, allowing for a nurturing and secure environment where pupils feel valued and supported. Academic achievements, particularly by the end of Year 6, are noteworthy as pupils are well-prepared for their next educational stages. The school is inclusive and has made significant strides in implementing a broad and ambitious curriculum, although some areas need further enhancement to ensure consistent learning across all subjects.

Strengths

• Excellent relationships between staff and pupils.
• Strong academic achievements by the end of Year 6.
• Inclusive environment that supports all pupils.
• Well-sequenced phonics programme supporting early reading.
• Teachers adept at challenging misconceptions and facilitating discussions.

Areas for Improvement

• Variable ability of pupils to remember knowledge over the long term.
• Inconsistent adaptations made for pupils with SEND.
• Limited opportunities for pupils to take on wider leadership roles.
• In some foundation subjects, checks on pupils' learning do not sufficiently identify knowledge gaps.

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 Fair Oak Junior School attended 95.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.0% 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, 1.9% of pupils at Fair Oak 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 Fair Oak Junior School had 22.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 4.4% 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, 12.0% of pupils at Fair Oak Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.3% 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 Fair Oak Junior School received £6,369 and spent £6,369 for each of its 583 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £398,000 (£683 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 Fair Oak Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Fair Oak Junior School is Good, from an inspection in March 2025.

When was Fair Oak Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

Fair Oak Junior School was last inspected in March 2025.

How many pupils does Fair Oak Junior School have?

Fair Oak Junior School has 583 pupils on roll.

What age range does Fair Oak Junior School cover?

Fair Oak Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

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

In 2025, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Fair Oak Junior School?

Fair Oak Junior School is at Botley Road, Fair Oak, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO50 7AN.