Merton Junior School
Ofsted: Good
Score
D40
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Basingstoke, RG24 9HB
- Distance
- 0.1km away
Merton Infant School and Nursery
Romsey Close, Popley Way, Basingstoke, RG24 9HB
Local ranking308th of 416 primary schools in Hampshire
Ofsted: Strong
Primary
Phase
270
Capacity
2-7
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 8 July 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership & management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Good
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 215
- Boys
- 128 (60%)
- Girls
- 87 (40%)
- Capacity
- 270 (80% full)
- SEND
- 14.4%
- FSM Eligible
- 25.4%
- EAL
- 39.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 5.1%
- SEN Support
- 9.3%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 28.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 7.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,971/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 4.3% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 10.7% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 56.3%
- Asian Indian: 8.8%
- Black African: 8.4%
- Asian Other: 7.4%
- White Other: 7.0%
- Asian Pakistani: 2.3%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.9%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.9%
56.3%
White British
8.8%
Asian Indian
8.4%
Black African
Historical Trends
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Romsey Close
Basingstoke, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 116004
- UKPRN
- 10075365
- Establishment No.
- 2271
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