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Balksbury Junior School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 7–11 · Community school
Floral Way, Salisbury Road, Andover SP10 3QP · balksburyfederation.co.uk · 01264 365642
On the mapSearch near SP10 3QP
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improved significantly
- Ungraded inspection · Apr 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 68%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Hampshire 63%, England 62%
- Pupils
- 373
- 13 over 360 places · 104%
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Free school meals
- 16.9%
- First language not English
- 14.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25, 68% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 11% the higher standard. Across Hampshire it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲68% | 62% | ||
| ▲11% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 2 April 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Balksbury Junior School was: Improved significantly.
- Outcome
- Improved significantly
- Inspected
- 1 Apr 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Oct 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Apr 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Jan 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (53 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 53
- 14% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 26% who had a child bullied