South Farnborough Junior School, Farnborough

Outstanding
Primary
Community school
Mixed
Ages 711

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~386m)Possible (~552m)Unlikely (~718m)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs J Byrne
Pupils:399 / 380 capacity
LA:Hampshire
Phone:01252545682
Address:Cunnington Road, Farnborough, GU14 6PL
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 10 June 2025View full report
URN:116155
UKPRN:10073016
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Aldershot
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

South Farnborough Junior School excels at creating a joyful, inclusive environment where all pupils thrive, including those with special educational needs. Reading is exceptional with expert phonics teaching, and pupils develop into confident, ambitious writers by the end of Year 6. The school's personal development programme is outstanding, building character and preparing pupils superbly for life beyond school.

Key Strengths

  • Excellent behaviour and conduct with pupils taking responsibility for living by the school's values
  • Strong focus on reading with expert phonics provision helping pupils become fluent and confident readers
  • Exceptional personal development programme that builds character, resilience and prepares pupils well for life in modern Britain
  • Highly inclusive approach ensuring disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND never miss out and receive skilful adaptations for learning
  • Rich offer of clubs, trips, visitors, sporting competitions and theatre productions that showcase every pupil's talents

Areas for Improvement

  • Feedback given to pupils about their learning is not always timely and precise, meaning misconceptions are not addressed as quickly as they could be

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective and the school has created an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts pupils' interests first.

Extracurricular Activities

Sporting competitions, theatre productions, clubs, trips, visitors, anti-bullying ambassador roles, equality and rights advocate roles, school tuck shop, worldly experiences activities

South Farnborough Junior School is a joyful and thriving school where pupils achieve highly and behaviour is excellent. The school has a highly inclusive culture where pupils with SEND flourish and make strong progress.

At a Glance

11.3%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

97 responses
Would recommend96%
Child is happy96%
Well taught95%
Good progress89%
Feels safe95%
Well behaved98%
Bullying dealt with18%
Kept informed93%
Handles concerns59%
Wider development92%

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

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
ReadingMaths-4ppWriting-3pp

Reading has remained stable at around 79%. Maths has declined from 80% to 76%. Writing has remained stable at around 80%.

Class Sizes

31.1

Avg class size

31.1

KS2

12

Total classes

7 classes with more than 30 pupils

2024/25 academic year

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Getting There

Train Stations

North Camp Rail Station (main entrance)
1.0km · 17 min walk

Bus Stops

Church Road East (S-bound)
235m · 4 min walk
Reading Road (S-bound)
317m · 5 min walk
Boundary Road (N-bound)
358m · 6 min walk
Sycamore Road (S-bound)
386m · 6 min walk
King George V Fields (S-bound)
432m · 7 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

105%

Over capacity

399 pupils

380 capacity

19 places over capacity

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(6)

10 June 2025
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementGood
30 September 2014
OutstandingReport
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
15 January 2013

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

3.16353%

Overall absence

2.47525%

Persistent absence

404

Enrolments

Authorised2.75567%
Unauthorised0.40785%
Persistent (10%+)2.47525%
Severe (50%+)0%

Absence trend

3.10954%
18/19
2.51215%
20/21
5.5212%
21/22
3.91572%
22/23
3.56185%
23/24
3.16353%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

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