Wallisdean Junior School, Fareham
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Wallisdean creates a warm, inclusive environment where all pupils feel valued and supported. The school excels at removing barriers to participation, ensuring disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND are fully included in school life. Teachers help pupils develop character qualities like resilience and independence, and the school offers a wide range of enrichment opportunities including clubs, trips and workshops.
Key Strengths
- Excellent attendance rates above national figures with strong family support and targeted interventions
- Orderly and respectful environment with rare bullying and swift, effective responses to concerns
- Well-structured personal development programme covering relationships, health education and online safety
- Inclusive culture that removes barriers so all pupils, including disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND, participate fully
- Strong pastoral support with well-trained staff and access to external agencies
Areas for Improvement
- Reading fluency and accuracy still developing for some pupils, particularly in lower key stage 2
- Recent whole-school training on reading fluency not yet fully implemented across all classrooms
- Actions to support pupils with SEND sometimes lack precision and clear, achievable outcomes
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture in which safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified, acted upon and managed, making pupils safer and helping them feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Clubs, trips, workshops, skateboarding taster sessions, archery taster sessions, golf taster sessions, librarian roles, green team membership
Wallisdean Junior School provides a warm, inclusive and respectful environment where pupils feel supported and valued. The school has strong attendance and behaviour standards, with a well-structured personal development programme that supports pupils' wider learning exceptionally well.
At a Glance
34.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 70% to 76%. Maths has improved from 59% to 75%. Writing has declined from 77% to 73%.
Class Sizes
27.3
Avg class size
27.3
KS2
8
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
95%
Near capacity
228 pupils
240 capacity
12 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Fareham
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Fareham
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)
Inspection History(18)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.40326%
Overall absence
9.2511%
Persistent absence
227
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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