Bidbury Junior School, Havant

In its own words: "Every child at Bidbury Junior School leaves Year 6 able to competently read, write and do maths; able to communicate effectively; able to keep themselves safe; and with high aspirations for themselves. Our values are more than just words - they underpin everything we do and how we aim do it."

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care, from £5.00 per session.

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils at Bidbury Junior School reached the expected standard in reading and 60% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 75% in Hampshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (58% in reading, 68% in maths).

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

Across Hampshire, 93% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Hampshire lodged 254 appeals against primary school offers; 146 reached a hearing and 8 succeeded (5.5% of those heard).

The nearest other state primary schools to Bidbury Junior School are Bidbury Infant School (under 0.1 miles, Outstanding); St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Havant (0.2 miles, Good, 76% reading, 62% maths); Barncroft Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 72% reading, 68% maths); and Trosnant Infant School (0.6 miles, Good).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Bidbury Junior School.

61 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Bidbury Junior School (as of September 2025): 74% would recommend the school, 89% say their child is happy there and 53% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (89%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (53%).

8.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (87%) and Mixed (6%).

Bidbury Junior School had 15 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Bedhampton Rail Station, about 300 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Brunswick Gardens (nw-bound), 200 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 330 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Hampshire (72), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Bidbury Junior School issued 26 suspensions, 10.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Bidbury Junior School are Park Community School (1 mile), Warblington School (1.3 miles), Oaklands Catholic School (1.3 miles) and Crookhorn College (1.4 miles).