Bidbury Junior School

Bidbury Junior School has demonstrated effective action to maintain the standards identified in its previous inspection, which was rated as good. The school prides itself on creating an inclusive environment where pupils feel welcomed and valued. With a curriculum that is ambitious and well-organized, the school supports students’ character development and leadership skills, with various opportunities for pupils to engage actively in school life. However, despite these positive attributes and improvements in teaching and support, pupil outcomes at the end of key stage 2 remain low, particularly in reading, writing, and mathematics. Additionally, attendance issues persist, with disadvantaged pupils being disproportionately affected.

Strengths

• Pupils display strong values of respect, independence, and resilience.
• The curriculum is ambitious, broad, and well-sequenced.
• Strong subject knowledge among teachers enhances student learning.
• The school effectively identifies and supports pupils with SEND.
• Reading is a central focus, supported by a vibrant library.
• Staff are committed and report positively about their working environment.
• Pupils demonstrate pride in taking on positions of responsibility.

Areas for Improvement

• Pupil outcomes at the end of key stage 2 remain low in core subjects.
• Not all teaching maximizes pupils' learning potential.
• Some pupils, particularly disadvantaged ones, miss too much school.

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 Bidbury Junior School attended 94.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.0% 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, 3.3% of pupils at Bidbury 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 Bidbury Junior School had 21.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.4% 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, 11.7% of pupils at Bidbury Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.4% 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 Bidbury Junior School received £6,933 and spent £6,815 for each of its 240 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £75,000 (£311 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 Bidbury Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Bidbury Junior School is Good, from an inspection in January 2025.

When was Bidbury Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

Bidbury Junior School was last inspected in January 2025.

How many pupils does Bidbury Junior School have?

Bidbury Junior School has 240 pupils on roll.

What age range does Bidbury Junior School cover?

Bidbury Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

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

In 2025, 49% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Bidbury Junior School?

Bidbury Junior School is at Fraser Road, Bedhampton, Havant, Hampshire, PO9 3EF.