Shirley Junior School
Primary schoolShirley Junior School is a primary school in Southampton, for pupils aged 7 to 11. It had 361 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, June 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 7 June 2023
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 48% of pupils at Shirley Junior School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 57% in Southampton and 62% in England.
2% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Southampton | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 57% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 2% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 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
In a straight line- Shirley Infant SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade10 m
- Upper Shirley High SchoolSecondary. Standards maintained, January 2025. Attainment 8 of 47.6 (2025/26, provisional)230 m
- Southampton Hospital SchoolPupil referral and alternative provision. School remains Good, December 2022600 m
- Wordsworth Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)610 m
- Richard Taunton Sixth Form CollegeSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file660 m
- Hollybrook Junior SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, June 2024. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)820 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Southampton
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).