Balksbury Junior SchoolSt John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Andover

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Andover.

Summary of the comparison

Balksbury Junior School and St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Andover are primary schools in Andover.

  • Balksbury Junior School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Andover scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average). St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Andover is ahead on our composite score.

  • Balksbury Junior School was judged Good and St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Andover was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 68.0% for Balksbury Junior School and 56.0% for St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Andover.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Balksbury Junior School (63.0% in 2022-23, 68.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Andover (78.0% in 2022-23, 56.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Balksbury Junior School versus St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Andover compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure AndoverBalksbury Junior SchoolAndoverSt John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, AndoverEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC57/100C61/100Stronger figure
Local ranking140th of 416 in Hampshire 101st of 416 in Hampshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range7-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll373 213
Capacity360 210
LocationAndover, SP10 3QP Andover, SP10 3PF
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard68.0% Stronger figure56.0% 62.0%
At higher standard11.0% Stronger figure6.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 108.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure104.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census373 213
Free school meals (ever 6)18.0% 7.0%
English as an additional language11.0% 34.7%
SEN support13.1% 6.6%
SEN with an EHC plan2.1% 4.2%
Attendance
Overall absence4.0% 2.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence5.0% 2.1% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Balksbury Junior School

St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Andover

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