Wallisdean Junior School, Fareham

Ofsted's report card from its 24 March 2026 inspection grades Wallisdean Junior School on 6 areas: 2 strong standard and 4 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Leaders' coherent and well-established approach to attendance has created a culture in which pupils attend regularly and understand why this matters."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders have developed a well-structured personal development programme."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils' achievement has improved over time."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have constructed a broad, balanced and coherent curriculum with clearly identified end points for learning."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders have established an inclusive culture."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders understand the school's context, strengths and areas for development well."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that strategies to develop reading fluency are embedded, so pupils quickly develop their reading skills and can achieve well across the curriculum"; "Leaders should make sure the identified actions for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities are precise and appropriate so that this leads to achievable next steps".

In 2025, 76% of Year 6 pupils at Wallisdean Junior School reached the expected standard in reading and 75% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 75% in Hampshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 70% in reading and 59% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

Across Hampshire, 93% 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 Hampshire lodged 254 appeals against primary school offers; 146 reached a hearing and 8 succeeded (5.5% of those heard).

The nearest other state primary schools to Wallisdean Junior School are Wallisdean Infant School (under 0.1 miles, Outstanding); St Jude's Catholic Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 71% reading, 79% maths); Redlands Primary School (0.7 miles, Outstanding, 76% reading, 78% maths); and Ranvilles Infant School (0.7 miles, Outstanding).

Wallisdean Junior School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 2 schools.

30 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Wallisdean Junior School (as of April 2026): 87% would recommend the school, 83% say their child is happy there and 55% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (87%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (55%).

34.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 11% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (79%) and Mixed (6%).

In 2026, 34 pupils (14.9%) received SEN support and 3 (1.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a moderate learning difficulty.

The nearest railway station is Fareham Rail Station, about 670 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Butser Walk (s-bound), 220 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 237 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 Hampshire (72), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Wallisdean Junior School issued 3 suspensions, 1.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Wallisdean Junior School are Fareham Academy (0.2 miles), The Henry Cort Community College (1.3 miles) and Cams Hill School (1.7 miles).