# Merdon Junior School

Merdon Junior School is a primary school in Eastleigh, for pupils aged 7 to 11.

It had 221 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E115873. [Eastleigh](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Community school
- Ages: 7 to 11
- Pupils: 221
- Council: Eastleigh
- URN: 115873

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 18 March 2025
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 52% of pupils at Merdon Junior School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Hampshire and 62% in England.
10% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Hampshire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 10% | 9% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Sherborne House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sherborne-house-school-e116514): 500 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Fryern Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fryern-infant-school-e115968): 560 m. Primary. School remains Good, March 2024
- [Chandler's Ford Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chandlers-ford-infant-school-e115872): 580 m. Primary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade
- [Scantabout Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/scantabout-primary-school-e116042): 620 m. Primary. Standards maintained, December 2024. 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Fryern Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fryern-junior-school-e115884): 620 m. Primary. School remains Good, July 2024. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Lakeside School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lakeside-school-e116603): 770 m. Special. School remains Outstanding, November 2023

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/115873)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/115873)

## How to cite

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