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Morelands Primary School

Community school · Waterlooville · PO7 5QL

Ages 4–11 · 315 pupils · Hampshire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

45%

Overall absence

5.0%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-11-22

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)45%
Higher standard (RWM)8%
Avg scaled score — reading
102.0
Avg scaled score — maths
100.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
100.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)12.0%
Unauthorised1.0%
Authorised absence
4.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.0%
Enrolments in measure
291

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

40

Places offered

42

1st-preference offers

39

Total preferences (any rank)
75
Preferred offers (top 3)
40
Applications from outside LA
6
Offers to outside-LA applicants
2

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill100%

315 pupils · 315 places

Pupils on roll
315
Boys / girls
159 / 156
School capacity
315
Capacity fill
315 / 315 (100%)
Free school meals
35%
FSM pupils
109
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
Has Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Stephen Bilbe

Location

Address
Crookhorn Lane, Purbrook, Morelands Primary School
Postcode
PO7 5QL
Town
Waterlooville
County
Hampshire
Local authority
Hampshire
District
Havant
Constituency
Havant
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Special classes
Has Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
24 on roll / 24 capacity

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Waterlooville, Hampshire, 315 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: special school. Free school meals: 35%. SEN provision includes: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder.

Open schools in Waterlooville
32
Primary schools in Waterlooville
22
Academies among open schools in Waterlooville
13% (4)
Open schools in PO7
20
Primary in PO7
13
Open schools in Hampshire LA
620
Primary in Hampshire LA
423

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in WaterloovilleNear PO7

  • Solent Infant School

    Ofsted: Improved significantly

    Academy converter · Primary

    Portsmouth · PO6 1DH · Portsmouth

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM10.4%
    • Demand1.14

    0.7 miles away

  • Purbrook Infant School

    Ofsted: Improved significantly

    Community school · Primary

    Waterlooville · PO7 5NQ · Hampshire

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM12.6%
    • Demand1.03

    0.8 miles away

  • Purbrook Junior School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Waterlooville · PO7 5NQ · Hampshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS247%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM25.8%

    0.8 miles away

  • Solent Junior School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Portsmouth · PO6 1HJ · Portsmouth

    Ages 7–11

    • KS261%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM13.4%

    0.8 miles away

  • Mill Hill Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Waterlooville · PO7 7DB · Hampshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS258%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM45.5%
    • Demand0.95

    1.1 miles away

  • Springwood Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Waterlooville · PO7 8ED · Hampshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS246%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM46.1%

    1.2 miles away

  • Springwood Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Waterlooville · PO7 8ED · Hampshire

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence7.6%
    • FSM34.5%
    • Demand0.87

    1.2 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Stephen Bilbe
Telephone
02392253770
Website
morelandsprimaryschool.co.uk

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