Hiltingbury Junior School

Hiltingbury Junior School has been judged as good overall in its recent inspection, marking a significant change since its last outstanding rating in 2008. The school boasts a positive, nurturing atmosphere where staff and pupils value kindness, respect, and hard work. Improvements have been noted in behavior, with pupils appreciating clearer rules and rewards. However, while many students are thriving, there is an acknowledgment that some, particularly those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), could achieve higher learning outcomes with better tailored support.

Strengths

• Strong leadership and an effective leadership team.
• Improvements in curriculum design for reading, writing, mathematics, and science.
• A well-stocked library with books that cater to diverse preferences.
• Robust personal development programs covering a range of topics.
• Engaging and memorable extracurricular activities.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum sequencing issues in a few foundation subjects.
• Teaching not always responsive enough to the needs of SEND students.

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 Hiltingbury Junior School attended 96.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 2.6% 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, 0.8% of pupils at Hiltingbury 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 Hiltingbury Junior School had 22.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.9% 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, 9.9% of pupils at Hiltingbury Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 2 pupils.

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 Hiltingbury Junior School received £6,397 and spent £6,050 for each of its 372 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £385,000 (£1,035 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 Hiltingbury Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Hiltingbury Junior School is Good, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was Hiltingbury Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

Hiltingbury Junior School was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does Hiltingbury Junior School have?

Hiltingbury Junior School has 372 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hiltingbury Junior School cover?

Hiltingbury Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

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

In 2025, 81% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Hiltingbury Junior School?

Hiltingbury Junior School is at Hiltingbury Road, Chandler's Ford, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO53 5NP.