Merdon Junior School
Merdon Avenue, Chandler's Ford, Eastleigh, SO53 1EJ
Ofsted inspected
Inspected March 2025
52%
Reading, Writing & Maths
inspected
Inspected March 2025
Latest data: 2024/25
Ofsted RatingInspected 18 March 2025Full report ↗
Not rated
From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.
Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Good
Pupils' Wider Development
Good
School Leadership
Good
SATs Results (2024/25)
End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.
Reading, Writing & Maths combinedⓘReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
52.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)ⓘHigher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
10.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 75%·Writing 60%·Maths 71%→All three 52%
Reading
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average
Pupils & Inclusion
Eligible for pupil premium
16.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageⓘEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
14.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportⓘSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
19.0%
Boys and girls
45%girls·55%boys
104 girls, 126 boys
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Results Over Time
↓ Peaked at 70% (2017/18), currently 52%
* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.
Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.
View raw year-by-year data
| Year | Reading, Writing & Maths (expected %) | Exceeding expected (%) | Reading Progress | Writing Progress | Maths Progress |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 58.0% | 11.0% | +1.5 | -0.8 | -0.1 |
| 2016/17 | 62.0% | 13.0% | -1.0 | -0.7 | -2.0 |
| 2017/18 | 70.0% | 11.0% | +0.9 | -1.6 | -0.3 |
| 2018/19 | 70.0% | 11.0% | +1.4 | -0.6 | +1.2 |
| 2022/23 | 59.0% | 17.0% | +2.1 | -0.7 | -0.4 |
| 2023/24 | 65.0% | 6.0% | - | - | - |
| 2024/25 | 52.0% | 10.0% | - | - | - |