Meon Junior SchoolWimborne Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Meon Junior School and Wimborne Primary School are primary schools in Portsmouth.

  • Meon Junior School scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Wimborne Primary School scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Meon Junior School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Meon Junior School was judged strong and Wimborne Primary School 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 65.0% for Meon Junior School and 51.0% for Wimborne Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Meon Junior School (64.0% in 2022-23, 65.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Wimborne Primary School (42.0% in 2022-23, 51.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Meon Junior School versus Wimborne Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure PortsmouthMeon Junior SchoolPortsmouthWimborne Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD52/100Stronger figureD51/100
Local ranking14th of 45 in Portsmouth Stronger figure15th of 45 in Portsmouth
InspectionOfsted: StrongStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range7-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll349 549
Capacity360 570
LocationPortsmouth, PO4 8NT Portsmouth, PO4 8DE
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard65.0% Stronger figure51.0% 62.0%
At higher standard1.0% 1.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 106.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure103.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census349 549
Free school meals (ever 6)28.9% 18.8%
English as an additional language13.2% 14.8%
SEN support27.5% 5.8%
SEN with an EHC plan2.6% 2.5%
Attendance
Overall absence4.5% 4.4% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence8.8% 6.9% 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.

Meon Junior School

Wimborne Primary School

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