Shirley Junior School

State-Funded School

shirley-junior-school-southampton-south-east

South EastRegion

SouthamptonLocal Authority

Southampton TestConstituency

SO15 5XEPostcode

5.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Shirley 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 361 pupils. Shirley Junior School is part of Hamwic Education Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 61%
Higher standard: 7%
Reading score: 107
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

70%

Asian

11%

Black

Mixed

11%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

361

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

20%

England average

27%

First language not English

23%

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: Less deprived
Total pupils: 361
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: Hamwic Education Trust

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 7 June 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
7 Jul 2017	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.