Townhill Junior School

Townhill Junior School has made commendable progress since its last inspection and is now rated as good overall. The school is characterized by a warm and nurturing atmosphere where pupils feel safe and valued. Staff maintain high expectations of behavior, leading to a positive learning environment. The leadership has effectively implemented an ambitious curriculum that includes provisions for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), ensuring that no pupil is left behind. However, some inconsistencies in curriculum implementation remain, particularly in less developed subjects, indicating that further improvements are necessary in those areas.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and are well-supported by staff.
• Strong subject leadership in mathematics has driven improvements.
• Leaders have revised and planned an ambitious curriculum.
• Behaviour in lessons is positive, with pupils working harmoniously.
• The school council positively impacts road safety and after-school clubs.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistencies in curriculum implementation across subjects.
• Some pupils lack confidence and resilience in learning.

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 Townhill Junior School attended 93.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.4% 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, 1.6% of pupils at Townhill 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 Townhill Junior School had 15.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 23.8% of pupils at Townhill Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.8% 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 Townhill Junior School received £8,846 and spent £8,383 for each of its 210 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £75,000 (-£355 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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Townhill Junior School is part of Reach Cooperative Trust, which runs 7 schools. The nearest others:

• Moorlands Primary School Southampton
• Bitterne Park School Southampton
• Woodlands Community College Southampton
• St Denys Primary School Southampton
• Bitterne Manor Primary and Nursery School Southampton
• Redbridge Community School Southampton

What is Townhill Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Townhill Junior School is Good, from an inspection in November 2022.

When was Townhill Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

Townhill Junior School was last inspected in November 2022.

How many pupils does Townhill Junior School have?

Townhill Junior School has 210 pupils on roll.

What age range does Townhill Junior School cover?

Townhill Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

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

In 2025, 48% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Townhill Junior School?

Townhill Junior School is at Benhams Road, Townhill Park, Southampton, Hampshire, SO18 2NX.