Northern Junior SchoolWicor Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Northern Junior School and Wicor Primary School are primary schools in Fareham.

  • Northern Junior School scores 46 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Wicor Primary School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average). Wicor Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Northern Junior School was judged Good and Wicor 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 58.0% for Northern Junior School and 71.0% for Wicor Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Northern Junior School (57.0% in 2022-23, 58.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Wicor Primary School (69.0% in 2022-23, 71.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Northern Junior School versus Wicor Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure FarehamNorthern Junior SchoolFarehamWicor Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD46/100C57/100Stronger figure
Local ranking239th of 416 in Hampshire 140th of 416 in Hampshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range7-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll222 428
Capacity240 436
LocationFareham, PO16 8DG Fareham, PO16 9DL
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard58.0% 71.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard13.0% Stronger figure1.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 106.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 106.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census222 428
Free school meals (ever 6)15.8% 12.4%
English as an additional language6.3% 2.6%
SEN support19.8% 8.4%
SEN with an EHC plan2.7% 1.4%
Attendance
Overall absence4.5% Stronger figure5.5% 6.2%
Persistent absence13.2% Stronger figure13.8% 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.

Northern Junior School

Wicor Primary School

Full profiles: Northern Junior School · Wicor Primary School