Grange Community Junior School, Farnborough

Outstanding
Primary
Community school
Mixed
Ages 711

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~326m)Possible (~466m)Unlikely (~606m)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Ms Paola Burgess
Pupils:238 / 240 capacity
LA:Hampshire
Phone:01252542196
Address:Wren Way, Prospect Estate, Farnborough, GU14 8TA
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 1 year ago
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Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Outstanding

Behaviour & Attitudes

Outstanding

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Inspected 1 April 2025View full report
URN:116147
UKPRN:10079075
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Aldershot
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

Grange Community Junior School creates a warm, respectful environment where all pupils thrive. The school excels at nurturing pupil behaviour and personal development through a rich curriculum with regular trips, clubs like junior dukes and watercolour painting, and leadership opportunities. All pupils, including those with additional needs, are supported to achieve well.

Key Strengths

  • Excellent pupil behaviour and attitudes - pupils are polite, respectful, and have positive attitudes to learning
  • Outstanding personal development with a rich range of trips, clubs, and activities that broaden pupils' experiences
  • Strong support for pupils with SEND through well-planned interventions both in and out of class
  • Well-planned and ambitious curriculum across all subjects
  • Excellent attendance with effective support for individual pupils

Areas for Improvement

  • Teachers need to check what pupils already know more effectively in some subjects so they can identify whether knowledge is secure and build on it over time

Safeguarding

Safeguarding arrangements are effective with clear processes in place to keep pupils safe.

Extracurricular Activities

Junior dukes, watercolour painting, eco-society, playmakers leadership roles, school council, local trips, museum visits, overnight residential

Grange Community Junior School is a good school where pupils look forward to learning and feel safe. The school has high expectations for all pupils and demonstrates excellent behaviour and personal development.

At a Glance

27.7%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

29 responses
Would recommend100%
Child is happy100%
Well taught100%
Good progress93%
Feels safe97%
Well behaved97%
Bullying dealt with28%
Kept informed97%
Handles concerns72%
Wider development93%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+5ppMaths+7ppWriting+2pp

Reading has improved from 80% to 85%. Maths has improved from 80% to 87%. Writing has remained stable at around 82%.

Class Sizes

29.4

Avg class size

29.4

KS2

8

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Grange Community Junior School (opp)
168m · 3 min walk
Carmarthen Close (adj)
194m · 3 min walk
Lulworth Close (adj)
427m · 7 min walk
Chaucer Road (opp)
458m · 7 min walk
Kingsley Road (nr)
485m · 8 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

99%

Near capacity

238 pupils

240 capacity

2 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Farnborough

Medium pressure
New homes approved:1,264
Projected new pupils:316

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Farnborough

Admissions Demand - Hampshire

Low demand0.86x oversubscription

Places available

15,583

Applications

13,385

Got 1st preference

92.3%

Got preferred school

98.7%

Primary admissions across Hampshire (2025/26)

Inspection History(5)

1 April 2025
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementGood
4 June 2015
OutstandingReport
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
30 June 2010

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.14185%

Overall absence

9.92063%

Persistent absence

252

Enrolments

Authorised3.2113%
Unauthorised0.93055%
Persistent (10%+)9.92063%
Severe (50%+)1.5873%

Absence trend

3.79457%
18/19
2.84102%
20/21
4.97191%
21/22
4.32537%
22/23
5.01606%
23/24
4.14185%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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