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North Baddesley Junior School

Ofsted: School remains Good · February 2023State primary · 7 to 11Mixed350 pupils
Fleming Avenue, North Baddesley, Southampton, SO52 9EP · Hampshire
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Summary

The key facts, in one place
Primary (key stage 2) The league rank: the school's place among its council's schools of the same phase on the newest year's DfE results, the same rank as on the Schools map. England: the same figure across England. Band: Top 25%.
74thof 307 in Hampshire
Top 29%in England
Top 25%band
Inspection
School remains Good, February 2023
Getting in
Nobody refused in 2026
Results
72% expected standard; 18% higher standard
Size
350 pupils; classes of 29
Run by
Hampshire council
Type
Community school
Ages
7 to 11 · Mixed
Strengths, and things to check
  • Expected standard: 72%, against 63% in Hampshire.
  • Higher standard: 18%, against 9% in Hampshire.
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At a glance

Against Hampshire and England
This schoolHampshireEnglandHover or tap a bar for the figures
Academic
Expected standardThe share of Year 6 pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths together, from the key stage 2 tests and teacher assessment.
72%
Better than Hampshire
Higher standardThe share who reached the higher standard in all three. A small year group can swing this a lot from one year to the next.
18%
Better than Hampshire
Attendance and behaviour
Sessions missedHalf-day sessions missed, authorised or not, as a share of all sessions in the school year (DfE pupil absence). Lower is better.
4.2%
Better than Hampshire
Persistently absentPupils who missed one session in ten or more. Lower is better.
8.7%
Better than Hampshire
Suspensions per 100 pupilsSuspensions in the school year for every 100 pupils on roll. Lower is better; one or two incidents move a small school a lot.
0.0
Better than Hampshire
Pupils and classes
Average class sizeAverage pupils per class, from the school census. Shown for context, not as a score.
29.2
Context
Free school mealsPupils eligible for free school meals. Context for reading the results, not a measure of the school.
16%
Context
Pupils for each teacherPupils on roll for each full-time teacher, from the school workforce census. Shown for context.
21.8
Context
Hampshire and England: DfE's own averages for results. For the rest, the middle state primary school of the same phase, from every school we hold, since DfE publishes no council figure we hold.Guide: what these measures mean →

Overview

Getting in

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Quality

  • School remains Good Ofsted · inspected 8 February 2023
  • Reading, writing and maths: expected standard: 72% (England 62%) (county 63%) DfE school performance tables · 2024/2025
  • Reading, writing and maths: higher standard: 18% (England 8%) (county 9%) DfE school performance tables · 2024/2025

Daily life

  • Absence: 4.2% of sessions missed; 8.7% of pupils miss 1 in 10 or more. Schools with a similar intake: 4.6% and 9.6% DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level · 2024/25
  • Suspensions: 0 per 100 pupils (schools with a similar intake: 1); 0 permanent exclusions DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level · 2024/25
  • Classes average 29.2 pupils; 27% of classes have more than 30 DfE, school workforce and pupil census · 2025/26
  • 21.8 pupils for each teacher DfE, school workforce · November 2025
  • Nearest stops, in a straight line: bus 179 m DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes) · within 800 m
  • 14 police-reported road collisions within 500 m (0 fatal, 5 serious) DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years · 2021 to 2025
  • Air: nitrogen dioxide 7.6 µg/m³, PM2.5 5.9 (1 km square, background level) DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps · 2024

Who runs it

  • Community school is run by its local council (Hampshire), not by an academy trust. DfE, Get Information about Schools

Getting in

How far offers reached

How far away the last child offered a place under the distance rule lived, as the council measures it. It changes every year with who applies: a record, not a promise. Children with a higher priority can be offered places from further away.

Year 3. Distance of the last child offered a place on offer day. How places are offered →

Offer day, year by year

EntryYearPlacesApplicationsOfferedRefusedLast distance (miles)
Year 32026908179none—
Year 32025909281none—

Source: Council offer-day figures: Hampshire County Council, 2025 to 2026. A dash is a figure the council does not publish, not nought. Distances are straight lines from the school.

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Results

Results

MeasureThis schoolEnglandCouncilYear
Reading, writing and maths: expected standard72%62%63%2024/2025
Reading, writing and maths: higher standard18%8%9%2024/2025

Source: DfE school performance tables, 2024/2025.

League table place

TableBandEnglandCouncil
Primary (key stage 2)Top 25%4,221 of 14,81774 of 307

Source: DfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase.

Inspections

DateKindOutcome
8 February 2023Ungraded visitSchool remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 2023.

Hampshire league tableEvery school of this phase in the council on these results.See the table →

Daily life

Absence

YearSessions missedAuthorisedUnauthorisedPupils missing 1 in 10Pupils missing 1 in 2
2024/254.2%3.1%1.0%8.7%0.8%
2023/245.1%4.2%0.9%13%0.6%
2022/235.5%4.6%0.9%16%1.5%
Schools with a similar intake4.6%9.6%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level, 2024-25. Similar intake: state schools of the same phase with free school meals in the same band (10-20%), the median of 4894 schools.

Suspensions and exclusions

YearSuspensions per 100 pupilsPupils suspendedSuspensionsPermanent exclusions
2024/250.00.0%00
2023/240.60.6%20
2022/230.00.0%00
Schools with a similar intake0.8

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level, 2024-25.

Class sizes and staff

MeasureFigureYear
Average class size29.22025/26
Classes over 30 pupils27%2025/26
Pupils for each teacher21.8November 2025

Source: DfE, school workforce; school census, 2025/26.

Stops nearby

KindNearest (metres, straight line)
bus179

Source: DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes), current. A stop across a railway or main road may be a long walk. Bus frequency is not held.

Road collisions within 500 m

YearCollisions
20253
20245
20232
20220
20214

Source: DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years, 2021 to 2025. 5 serious and 0 fatal in all; 4 involved a pedestrian, 3 a cyclist. Only collisions with an injury reported to police are counted.

Air quality

PollutantAnnual mean (µg/m³)Year
NO27.62024
PM109.22024
PM255.92024

Source: DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps. A 1 km background figure: not the air at the school gate beside a busy road.

Pupils

Who goes there

MeasureShare of pupilsYear
Eligible for free school meals16%2025/26
First language other than English6.0%2025/26
SEN support15%2025/26
Education, health and care plan4.0%2025/26
Girls50%2025/26

Source: DfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs, 2025/26.

Who runs it

Who runs it

  • Community school is run by its local council (Hampshire), not by an academy trust. DfE, Get Information about Schools

Area

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Sources

  • Council offer-day figures: Hampshire County Council
  • DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps
  • DfE school performance tables
  • DfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase
  • DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level
  • DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level
  • DfE, school workforce; school census
  • DfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs
  • DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes)
  • DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years
  • Ofsted
  • School register: DfE Get Information about Schools (this school)
  • How we check these figures: How we know

More in schools in Southampton and the Hampshire league table. School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026.

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