# Merton Junior School

Merton Junior School is a primary school in Basingstoke and Deane, for pupils aged 7 to 11.

It had 245 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E116001. [Basingstoke and Deane](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Community school
- Ages: 7 to 11
- Pupils: 245
- Council: Basingstoke and Deane
- URN: 116001

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, November 2022
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 10 November 2022
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, 46% of pupils at Merton Junior School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Hampshire and 62% in England.
3% 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 | 46% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 9% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100 | 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.

- [Merton Infant School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/merton-infant-school-and-nursery-e116004): 70 m. Primary. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade
- [St Bede's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bedes-catholic-primary-school-e116380): 440 m. Primary. School remains Good, September 2023. 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Everest Community Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/everest-community-academy-e145125): 480 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 38.1 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Oakridge Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakridge-infant-school-e115859): 680 m. Primary. Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met
- [Oakridge Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakridge-junior-school-e115974): 730 m. Primary. Improved significantly, May 2025. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Maple Ridge School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maple-ridge-school-e116605): 800 m. Special. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met

## 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/116001)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/116001)

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