Wootey Junior School, Alton

Ofsted's report card from its 22 September 2026 inspection grades Wootey Junior School on 6 areas: 6 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "Most pupils achieve well across the curriculum."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Most pupils attend regularly and arrive at school on time."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have an accurate understanding of the quality of education across the school."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders are committed to ensuring that all pupils can access the opportunities and experiences the school provides."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have an accurate understanding of the school's strengths and areas for development."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders have established a broad and well-sequenced programme for pupils' personal development that reflects the school's context and priorities."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue to refine the use of assessment in some lessons so that gaps and misconceptions are addressed more quickly"; "Leaders should ensure that staff maintain the same high expectations for transcription (handwriting and spelling) so that pupils produce high-quality work across the curriculum"; "Leaders should continue to develop the school's positive work to improve pupils' attendance so that pupil absence from school continues to reduce".

From the headteacher's welcome: "Everyone at Wootey Junior School is very proud of our school. Our key aim is for all our children to develop a positive and dedicated attitude to their learning where they strive to improve on their personal best. We are always ambitious for the children and this is conveyed in our school slogan, 'Always seek the challenge' ."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, rugby, basketball, multi-sports, choir, guitar, art, sewing and homework club.

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am, from £3.75 per session.

In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils at Wootey Junior School reached the expected standard in reading and 81% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 75% in Hampshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 69% in reading and 73% 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 Wootey Junior School are Wootey Infant School (under 0.1 miles, Good); Anstey Junior School (0.5 miles, Good, 65% reading, 41% maths); Alton Infant School (0.6 miles, Good); and Saint Lawrence Church of England Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 79% reading, 79% maths).

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

39.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 5.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (81%) and Mixed (5%).

In 2026, 41 pupils (26.1%) received SEN support and 8 (5.1%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

Wootey Junior School had 13 teachers in 2026, one for every 12 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Alton Rail Station, about 1100 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Wooteys Way Shops (sw-bound), 130 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Wootey Junior School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 8th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Wootey Junior School issued 5 suspensions, 3.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Wootey Junior School are Eggar's School (0.6 miles) and Amery Hill School (0.6 miles).