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Romsey Primary School & Nursery
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Mercer Way, Romsey SO51 7PH · romseyprimary.co.uk · 01794 512362
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 50%
- 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
- 301
- 72% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 21.9%
- First language not English
- 5.6%
- 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, 15 families put the school first and 17 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 17 | 15 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 36 | 32 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 35 | 32 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 36 | 31 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 52 | 51 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 50% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% the higher standard. Across Hampshire it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼50% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Romsey Primary School & Nursery was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 6 March 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 6 Mar 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Oct 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Nov 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Nov 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
76% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (93 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 76%
- Replies
- 93
- 28% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 39% who had a child bullied
based on 25 parents (27%) with SEND