Harnham Church of England Controlled Junior School, Salisbury

Ofsted's report card from its 12 May 2026 inspection grades Harnham Church of England Controlled Junior School on 6 areas: 5 expected standard and 1 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "A shared sense of belonging shapes daily life across the school."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders hold an accurate understanding of the school's priorities."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders have strengthened the school's approach to inclusion."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "The school has a clear and ambitious improvement strategy."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders have designed an engaging personal development and wellbeing programme."

Achievement - Needs attention. "Pupils' achievement is variable, especially the quality of their written work."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders need to strengthen pupils' achievement in handwriting, spelling and punctuation knowledge so that pupils develop secure basic skills and are well prepared for each stage of their learning"; "Leaders should continue to ensure that teaching consistently identifies and corrects gaps in pupils' understanding so that errors and misconceptions are addressed quickly and do not persist".

In its own words: "Our school mission statement ‘Aspire to Succeed’ is the heartbeat of our school and simply means ‘Try to do your best’. Our Christian vision at HJS is underpinned by Jesus’ Parable of The Good Samaritan alongside the quote from Matthew 22:39 ‘Love your neighbour as yourself’."

From the headteacher's welcome: "It is a privilege to introduce myself as the Headteacher of this wonderful school, where we are dedicated to creating a nurturing, inspiring and ambitious environment for every child. HJS is a place where children flourish - not just academically, but as confident, kind and resilient individuals who are prepared for the opportunities and challenges of the future."

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

In 2025, 72% of Year 6 pupils at Harnham Church of England Controlled Junior School reached the expected standard in reading and 68% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 73% in Wiltshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (77% in reading, 62% in maths).

Across Wiltshire, 96% 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 Wiltshire lodged 33 appeals against primary school offers; 20 reached a hearing and 5 succeeded (25% of those heard).

The nearest other state primary schools to Harnham Church of England Controlled Junior School are Harnham Infants' School (under 0.1 miles, Good); St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Salisbury (0.6 miles, Good, 80% reading, 90% maths); Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School (1 mile, Good, 72% reading, 76% maths); and St Martin's CofE Primary School (1.1 miles, 74% reading, 89% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Harnham Church of England Controlled Junior School.

The nearest railway station is Salisbury Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Hollows Close (nw-bound), 160 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Harnham Church of England Controlled Junior School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 201 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Wiltshire (34), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Harnham Church of England Controlled Junior School issued 38 suspensions, 14.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Harnham Church of England Controlled Junior School are Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School (0.7 miles), Five Rivers Online School (1 mile) and South Wilts Grammar School (1.5 miles).