Sholing Junior School

State-Funded School

sholing-junior-school-southampton-south-east

South EastRegion

SouthamptonLocal Authority

Southampton ItchenConstituency

SO19 8PTPostcode

3.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Sholing 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 353 pupils. Sholing Junior School is part of Hamwic Education Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 60%
Higher standard: 4%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

89%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

353

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

26%

England average

27%

First language not English

12%

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: 353
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Hamwic Education Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
21 Sept 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
5 Jul 2017	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

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.