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Hart Plain Junior School

Hart Plain Avenue, Cowplain, Waterlooville, Hampshire, PO8 8SA ·

Ofsted:Some areas below Good· 2025

At a glance

A state primary school for ages 7–11 in Waterlooville. Ofsted inspection (June 2025): Some areas below Good (no overall grade was given). Year 6 SATs results are well below the England average (47% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths vs 62%, 2024/25).

Ages: 7–11
Pupils: 179
Gender: Mixed
Sixth form: No
Admissions: Non-selective
Local authority: Hampshire
Headteacher: Mrs Charlotte Faithfull

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Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 17 Jun 2025

Inspections from September 2024 did not give an overall grade, only the separate judgements below.

Quality of education: Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes: Good
Personal development: Good
Leadership and management: Requires improvement

Safeguarding effective: Yes

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

Year 6 pupils, 2024/25 · 57 pupils

Expected standard

47%

Reading, writing & maths

Higher standard

Reading, writing & maths

Reading score

102

Average scaled score

Maths score

101

Average scaled score

This school

47%

Hampshire

63%

England

62%

Expected standard over time

KS2 tests were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21. Progress scores are not available from 2024/25.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils

211

Capacity

240

75% full

Girls / boys

49/51

Mixed

Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)48.8%
English as an additional language10.4%
SEN support21.3%
Education, Health and Care plan5.7%
The black tick shows the median for state-funded primary schools in England.