Merdon Junior School

State-Funded School

merdon-junior-school-hampshire-south-east

South EastRegion

HampshireLocal Authority

EastleighConstituency

SO53 1EJPostcode

6.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

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

It currently serves 221 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 65%
Higher standard: 6%
Reading score: 108
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

84%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

221

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

11%

England average

27%

First language not English

10%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 7 – 11
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 221
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
14 May 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
2 Jul 2015	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.