Solent Junior School is a thriving, oversubscribed three form entry junior school, situated in Drayton on the Northern boundary between the city of Portsmouth and Hampshire. 

The school is well known amongst our community for being a bright, warm and happy school with a keen focus on the good mental health of our staff and pupils. Our ethos and values permeate throughout all that we do. Our pupils are extremely enthusiastic learners, a result of the unfaltering focus on developing the whole child through an enriched and rewarding curriculum. Solent Junior  School offers a truly inclusive education, focusing on individual achievement, celebrating successes that are entirely relevant to the special journey of each of our magical pupils.

‘Warm and productive relationships between pupils, and between adults and pupils, are key to school life at Solent Juniors. Pupils show positive attitudes to their learning and the school is clearly a happy place to be’. Challenge Partners November 2023

Solent Junior School is a founding member of a successful mixed-phase school trust, The De Curci Trust, and works positively and creatively with its partner schools.  Central to the Trust's vision is the promotion of high aspirations and the achievement of excellent outcomes for children.  The Trust fosters an optimistic, outward-looking and positive culture in which staff are valued and supported to develop professionally.  We celebrate diversity and are committed to equality and inclusion.  High quality professional development is an entitlement for all staff; a number of progression routes exist for teaching and support staff.