Sarisbury Church of England Junior School

  • Primary
  • Local authority maintained
  • Ages 7 to 11
Ofsted: Outstanding

Allotment Road, Sarisbury Green, Southampton, SO31 7APOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Sarisbury Church of England Junior School is a primary school in Southampton for ages 7 to 11. It is one of the 600 schools in Hampshire. It ranks 7th of 78 primary schools in Southampton. Its latest Ofsted rating is Outstanding, from an inspection in July 2019.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 10 July 2019, report published 10 September 2019

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Met

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 3 December 2024

Courage, compassion and creativity are the values of this warm and friendly school. They are lived out by its adults and pupils alike. Pupils enjoy coming to school. They are polite and behave well both in lessons and as they play together. The school has established strong expectations for everyone. Staff model high standards and support pupils to achieve them. The school has an ambitious curriculum for all pupils, including pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Pupils benefit from a wide range of visits that help them to make links between their learning and the wider world. Pupils work hard in lessons and achieve well. Pupils are proud of their school and are enthusiastic ambassadors for it. They aspire to be colour team captains, prefects or to be elected by their peers to the many other leadership roles within the school. The 'rights respecting' and 'peace' teams help pupils to be good friends to each other and show respect, even when things are challenging. Pupils are keen to demonstrate the public speaking skills that they learn as part of the annual speech competition. Pupils thrive personally, socially and emotionally here.

What the school should improve

  • In a few subjects, the school has not identified the knowledge it wants pupils to recall over time. As a result, teachers are unable to build effectively on what pupils already know in these subjects. The school should ensure that the essential knowledge for each curriculum area is clearly identified and understood by teachers.
  • The school does not routinely track some of the different ways in which the most vulnerable pupils practise reading within school. This means that the focus on key words, sounds or other areas of improvement is not as precise as it could be. The school should ensure that all support is closely monitored so that the impact is maximised.

Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

122 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths69%

69%, 7 percentage points above the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths16%

16%, 8 percentage points above the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score106

106, the same as the England average.

Maths, average scaled score105

105, the same as the England average.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score105

105, the same as the England average.

Pupil numbers and mix

367 pupils on roll, with places for 360

Eligible for free school meals16.9%

16.9%, 9.6 percentage points below the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language2.2%

2.2%, 19.4 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support11.7%

11.7%, 3.1 percentage points below the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan3%

3%, 3 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near Sarisbury Church of England Junior School

SchoolDistanceOfstedResults
Sarisbury Infant School0.4 milesOfsted: GoodNot published
Park Gate Primary School0.8 milesOfsted: Good51% met the expected standard
Whiteley Primary School1 mileOfsted: Outstanding70% met the expected standard
Locks Heath Junior School1 mileOfsted judgements: Good70% met the expected standard
Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School1 mileOfsted: GoodNot published

School details

School type
Voluntary controlled school
Sector
Local authority maintained
Age range
7 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Nursery classes
No
Headteacher
Mrs Catherine Nice
Address
Allotment Road, Sarisbury Green, Southampton, SO31 7AP
Local authority
Hampshire
URN
116313

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.