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Solent Junior School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 7–11 · Academy
Solent Road, Drayton, Portsmouth PO6 1HJ · solentjunior.thesolentschools.org · 023 9237 5459
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 58%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Portsmouth 54%, England 62%
- Pupils
- 359
- 100% of 360 places
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Free school meals
- 13.4%
- First language not English
- 5.6%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- The De Curci Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25, 58% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 11% the higher standard. Across Portsmouth it was 54%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼58% | 62% | ||
| ▲11% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 116193)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 12 March 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Solent Junior School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 11 Mar 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Mar 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2020Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Mar 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (80 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 80
- 22% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 86% who raised concerns
based on the 34% who had a child bullied
based on 11 parents (14%) with SEND