Fairisle Junior School

Fairisle Junior School continues to maintain a good standard of education, with strong leadership and committed staff who create an inclusive and nurturing environment. The school has a clear focus on high expectations for all pupils, leading to impressive behavior and a strong sense of safety and trust among students. Reading has been prioritized, and a well-structured phonics program is in place, enabling struggling readers to catch up effectively. The curriculum is engaging and well-designed, aiming to meet the needs of all learners, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Notably, this is the school's first ungraded inspection since being previously rated good in February 2018, and it recently became part of the Bridge Education Trust.

Strengths

• Strong relationships between staff and pupils
• High expectations for learning and behavior
• Effective phonics program helping struggling readers
• Broad and engaging curriculum
• Impeccable pupil behavior
• Strong support for pupils with SEND
• Well-structured reading hub for students
• Pupils actively participate in leadership roles and charitable activities

Areas for Improvement

• Some foundation subjects still require full implementation
• Gaps in subject knowledge and skills for some pupils

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 Fairisle Junior School attended 94.5% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Fairisle 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 Fairisle Junior School had 20.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 23.5% 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, 15.2% of pupils at Fairisle Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.6% 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 Fairisle Junior School received £7,186 and spent £7,507 for each of its 375 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £198,000 (£527 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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Fairisle Junior School is part of Bridge Education Trust, which runs 6 schools. The nearest others:

• Fairisle Infant and Nursery School Southampton
• Newlands Primary School Southampton
• Oakwood Primary School Southampton
• Shirley Warren Primary & Nursery School Southampton
• Redbridge Primary School Southampton

What is Fairisle Junior School's Ofsted rating?

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

When was Fairisle Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

Fairisle Junior School was last inspected in June 2023.

How many pupils does Fairisle Junior School have?

Fairisle Junior School has 375 pupils on roll.

What age range does Fairisle Junior School cover?

Fairisle Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

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

In 2025, 76% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Fairisle Junior School?

Fairisle Junior School is at Fairisle Road, Lordshill, Southampton, Hampshire, SO16 8BY.