Shakespeare Junior School

Shakespeare Junior School has established a positive and inclusive environment where safeguarding measures are effectively implemented, ensuring that pupils feel safe and secure. While attendance is improving and attitudes towards learning are generally positive, there are notable concerns regarding the academic achievement of disadvantaged pupils. The school is currently undergoing a transformation, with recent improvements to the curriculum, particularly in phonics and mathematics, yet the full impact of these changes is yet to be seen. Leaders are focused on addressing areas that need attention, recognizing the slow pace of improvement in key areas of education.

Strengths

• Effective safeguarding measures creating a secure environment for pupils.
• Positive relationships between staff and pupils.
• Strong support for pupils with special educational needs.
• Inclusive practices that promote engagement for all pupils.
• High expectations for behaviour and respectful interactions among pupils.

Areas for Improvement

• Achievement gaps for disadvantaged pupils in reading, writing, and mathematics.
• Inconsistent teaching practices across year groups.
• Slow progress in identifying and addressing gaps in foundational knowledge.
• Some pupils moving on to new learning without securing key foundational skills.
• Need for more effective professional development for staff to enhance curriculum delivery.

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 Shakespeare Junior School attended 94.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.8% 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, 2.9% of pupils at Shakespeare 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 Shakespeare Junior School had 20.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.0% 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, 12.9% of pupils at Shakespeare Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.6% 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 Shakespeare Junior School received £6,649 and spent £6,951 for each of its 334 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £20,000 (£60 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 Shakespeare Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Shakespeare Junior School is Needs attention, from an inspection in March 2026.

When was Shakespeare Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

Shakespeare Junior School was last inspected in March 2026.

How many pupils does Shakespeare Junior School have?

Shakespeare Junior School has 334 pupils on roll.

What age range does Shakespeare Junior School cover?

Shakespeare Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

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

In 2025, 54% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Shakespeare Junior School?

Shakespeare Junior School is at St Catherine's Road, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO50 4JT.