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Harrison Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school

Harrison Road, Fareham PO16 7EQ · harrisonprimaryschool.co.uk · 01329 234016

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Overview

Ofsted
Outstanding
2019 framework · inspected Dec 2023
Key stage 2, 2024/25
79%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Hampshire 63%, England 62%
Last distance offered
No limit
Reception, September 2026 entry · Hampshire Council
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
615
98% of 630 places
Local authority
Hampshire
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
12.2%
First language not English
13.2%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Hampshire Council’s document.

For Reception in September 2026, 74 families put the school first and 84 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 95 (Places 90)95September 2023: 58 (Places 63)58September 2024: 105 (Places 90)105September 2025: 80 (Places 81)80September 2026: 74 (Places 84)74Places 84
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202684740.9100%
September 2025Sept 202581801100%
September 2024Sept 2024901051.2▲85%
September 2023Sept 202363580.9100%
September 2022Sept 202290951.1▲93%

Results

In 2024/25, 79% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 15% the higher standard. Across Hampshire it was 63%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 97% (England 53%)97%2016/17: 90% (England 61%)90%2017/18: 92% (England 64%)92%2018/19: 92% (England 65%)92%2022/23: 78% (England 60%)78%2023/24: 73% (England 61%)73%2024/25: 79% (England 62%)79%England 62%

Ofsted

Harrison Primary School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 13 December 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Outstanding
Inspected
13 Dec 2023
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Early yearsOutstanding

Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Mar 2010

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Mar 2010Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    Early yearsGood
  • Jan 2007Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (147 replies, to 2 September 2024).

Recommend
93%
Replies
147
2 Sept 2024
Child is happy at school▲96% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▲99% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▲95% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲94% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲92% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲92% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▲95% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲96% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲95% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲91% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲86% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 71% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲55% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 22% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲75% agreeEngland 67%

based on 21 parents (14%) with SEND

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