Fairisle Junior School

State-Funded School

fairisle-junior-school-southampton-south-east

South EastRegion

SouthamptonLocal Authority

Southampton TestConstituency

SO16 8BYPostcode

7.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Fairisle Junior School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 7–11, located in Southampton, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 375 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 78%
Higher standard: 6%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

79%

Asian

10%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

375

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

44%

England average

27%

First language not English

26%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 7 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 375
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 5 May 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
20 Apr 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.