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Merdon Junior School

URN
115873
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Merdon Junior School
URN
115873
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
7-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

43 / 100

Limited Data

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

30

Inspection

—

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

90

School Compass rankings

School rankings are not currently available.

School Compass recommendation

Insufficient Data

Not enough information is available to generate a recommendation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Competition not available
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Very Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
14 May 2025
Inspection date
18 March 2025
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 14 May 2025

  • Behaviour and attitudes

    Good

    Graded 14 May 2025

  • Personal development

Admissions

Admissions information is not currently available for this school.

Where to apply

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Local authority
Hampshire
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Hampshire)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.merdon.hants.sch.uk

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Hampshire to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

75.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

60.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

71.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

52.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

SO53 1EJ - Merdon Avenue, Chandler's Ford, Eastleigh, Hampshire

Contact details

Address
Merdon Avenue, Chandler's Ford, Eastleigh, Hampshire
Postcode
SO53 1EJ
Phone
2380265255
Website
www.merdon.hants.sch.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Hampshire
Local authority code
850

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 873 schools in Hampshire.

Authority statistics

Total schools

873

Open schools

618

Closed schools

255

Primary schools

528

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Good

    Graded 14 May 2025

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 14 May 2025

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    14 May 202518 March 2025S5 InspectionInspectionView report for inspection published 14 May 2025
    • Inspection

      Published
      14 May 2025
      Inspected
      18 March 2025
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    110

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary528 (60.7%)
    • Secondary110 (12.6%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other232 (26.7%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Sherborne House School496 mNot applicableOpen
    Fryern Infant School559 mPrimaryOpen
    Chandler's Ford Infant School582 mPrimaryOpen
    Scantabout Primary School619 mPrimaryOpen
    Fryern Junior School620 mPrimaryOpen
    Lakeside School770 mNot applicableOpen
    St Swithun Wells Catholic Primary School, Chandlers Ford829 mPrimaryOpen
    Pixie Kindergarten and Junior School870 mNot applicableClosed
    Thornden School922 mSecondaryClosed
    Thornden School922 mSecondaryOpen
    • Sherborne House School
      Distance
      496 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • Fryern Infant School
      Distance
      559 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Chandler's Ford Infant School
      Distance
      582 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Scantabout Primary School
      Distance
      619 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

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    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Hampshire)

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    • Abbotswood Junior School
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      Primary
      Postcode
      SO40 8EB
      Status
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    • Abbotts Ann Church of England Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
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    • All Saints Church of England Aided Junior School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      GU51 5AJ
      Status
      Open
    • All Saints Church of England Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
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      Status
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    Fryern Junior School
    Distance
    620 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Lakeside School
    Distance
    770 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • St Swithun Wells Catholic Primary School, Chandlers Ford
    Distance
    829 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Pixie Kindergarten and Junior School
    Distance
    870 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Thornden School
    Distance
    922 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Thornden School
    Distance
    922 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Alton Infant School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    GU34 1DH
    Status
    Open