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Fordingbridge Junior School

Community school · Fordingbridge · SP6 1HJ

Ages 7–11 · 217 pupils · Hampshire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

62%

Overall absence

4.0%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-04-19

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)62%
Higher standard (RWM)11%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)6.0%
Unauthorised0.9%
Authorised absence
3.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
216

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill85%

217 pupils · 256 places

Pupils on roll
217
Boys / girls
114 / 103
School capacity
256
Capacity fill
217 / 256 (85%)
Free school meals
20.7%
FSM pupils
45
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 7–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Federation
Fordingbridge Infant & Junior Schools Federation
Headteacher
Mrs Kim Robertson

Location

Address
Pennys Lane
Postcode
SP6 1HJ
Town
Fordingbridge
County
Hampshire
Local authority
Hampshire
District
New Forest
Constituency
New Forest West
Urban/rural
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 7–11, in Fordingbridge, Hampshire, 217 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 20.7%.

Open schools in Fordingbridge
9
Primary schools in Fordingbridge
7
Academies among open schools in Fordingbridge
22% (2)
Open schools in SP6
9
Primary in SP6
7
Open schools in Hampshire LA
620
Primary in Hampshire LA
423

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in FordingbridgeNear SP6

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Kim Robertson
Telephone
01425652285
Website
http://fordingbridgefed.co.uk/

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