South Farnborough Junior School, Farnborough
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
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 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
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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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
105%
Over capacity
399 pupils
380 capacity
19 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Farnborough
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Admissions Demand - Hampshire
Places available
15,583
Applications
13,385
Got 1st preference
92.3%
Got preferred school
98.7%
Primary admissions across Hampshire (2025/26)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Absence2024/25
3.16353%
Overall absence
2.47525%
Persistent absence
404
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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