Marchwood Junior SchoolFreemantle Church of England Community Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Southampton.
Summary of the comparison
Marchwood Junior School and Freemantle Church of England Community Academy are primary schools in Southampton.
Marchwood Junior School scores 71 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Freemantle Church of England Community Academy scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Marchwood Junior School is ahead on our composite score.
Marchwood Junior School was judged Outstanding and Freemantle Church of England Community Academy 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 70.0% for Marchwood Junior School and 57.0% for Freemantle Church of England Community Academy.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Marchwood Junior School (73.0% in 2022-23, 70.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Freemantle Church of England Community Academy (58.0% in 2022-23, 57.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SouthamptonMarchwood Junior School | SouthamptonFreemantle Church of England Community Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B71/100Stronger figure | B70/100 | |
| Local ranking | 37th of 416 in Hampshire | 5th of 54 in Southampton | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 7-11 | 3-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 281 | 449 | |
| Capacity | 360 | 465 | |
| Location | Southampton, SO40 4ZH | Southampton, SO15 3BQ | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 70.0% Stronger figure | 57.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 13.0% Stronger figure | 2.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 106.0 Stronger figure | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 106.0 Stronger figure | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 281 | 449 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 25.3% | 35.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 5.3% | 64.4% | |
| SEN support | 16.0% | 22.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 5.3% | 2.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.0% Stronger figure | 6.5% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 11.9% Stronger figure | 16.1% | 15.8% |
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.
Marchwood Junior School
Freemantle Church of England Community Academy
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