Netley Abbey Junior School

Netley Abbey Junior School has been confirmed to continue performing well as a good school following its latest inspection. During the inspection, it was noted that the school fosters a vibrant and inclusive community where pupils are motivated to achieve their best. Pupils appreciate the school's values and actively participate in a range of extracurricular activities, which contribute to their confidence and personal development. However, there are areas that require further development, particularly concerning the consistency of pupil achievement across all subjects and attendance among some disadvantaged pupils.

Strengths

• Pupils are encouraged to be the best they can be and feel a strong sense of community.
• The school has an ambitious curriculum, particularly strong in history and mathematics.
• Pupils learn to read well with effective phonics support and a love for reading initiatives.
• Pupils with SEND achieve well due to strong support and relationships established by staff.
• The safeguarding culture in the school is robust and effective.
• Parents appreciate the wide range of clubs and activities available for their children.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects in the wider curriculum are still under development and need more time to impact learning.
• A small number of disadvantaged pupils have higher levels of absence than their peers.

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 Netley Abbey Junior School attended 93.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 16.0% 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, 5.5% of pupils at Netley Abbey 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 Netley Abbey Junior School had 20.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.1% 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, 24.6% of pupils at Netley Abbey Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.9% 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 Netley Abbey Junior School received £6,439 and spent £6,332 for each of its 341 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £210,000 (£616 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 Netley Abbey Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Netley Abbey Junior School is Good, from an inspection in July 2023.

When was Netley Abbey Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

Netley Abbey Junior School was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does Netley Abbey Junior School have?

Netley Abbey Junior School has 341 pupils on roll.

What age range does Netley Abbey Junior School cover?

Netley Abbey Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

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

In 2025, 57% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Netley Abbey Junior School?

Netley Abbey Junior School is at Westwood Road, Netley Abbey, Southampton, Hampshire, SO31 5EL.