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OpenPrimaryOfsted: OutstandingURN 116079

Red Barn Community Primary School

Community school · Fareham · PO16 8HJ

Ages 4–11 · 206 pupils · Hampshire

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Ofsted

Outstanding

KS2 expected (RWM)

62%

Overall absence

4.2%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Outstanding

Inspection date

2024-03-26

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
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)62%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
Avg scaled score — reading
108.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)5.5%
Unauthorised0.5%
Authorised absence
3.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
183

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

20

Places offered

22

1st-preference offers

20

Total preferences (any rank)
87
Preferred offers (top 3)
20
Applications from outside LA
22
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

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 fill98%

206 pupils · 211 places

Pupils on roll
206
Boys / girls
114 / 92
School capacity
211
Capacity fill
206 / 211 (98%)
Free school meals
11.7%
FSM pupils
24
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Leigh-ann Hunter

Location

Address
Linden Lea, Portchester
Postcode
PO16 8HJ
Town
Fareham
County
Hampshire
Local authority
Hampshire
District
Fareham
Constituency
Fareham and Waterlooville
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

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 Fareham, Hampshire, 206 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 11.7%.

Open schools in Fareham
40
Primary schools in Fareham
27
Academies among open schools in Fareham
13% (5)
Open schools in PO16
12
Primary in PO16
8
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 FarehamNear PO16

  • Northern Junior School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Fareham · PO16 8DG · Hampshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS259%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM14.7%

    0.2 miles away

  • Northern Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Fareham · PO16 8DG · Hampshire

    Ages 5–7

    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM9.2%
    • Demand1.00

    0.2 miles away

  • Wicor Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Fareham · PO16 9DL · Hampshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS273%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM10.7%
    • Demand0.98

    0.4 miles away

  • Castle Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Fareham · PO16 9QQ · Hampshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS276%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM15.9%
    • Demand1.00

    0.8 miles away

  • The Victory Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Portsmouth · PO6 4QP · Portsmouth

    Ages 3–11

    • KS254%
    • Absence8.8%
    • FSM49.4%
    • Demand0.97

    1.0 miles away

  • St Paul's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Portsmouth · PO6 4JD · Portsmouth

    Ages 3–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM42.4%
    • Demand0.97

    1.7 miles away

  • Beacon View Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Portsmouth · PO6 3PS · Portsmouth

    Ages 3–11

    • KS236%
    • Absence7.5%
    • FSM55.9%
    • Demand1.00

    1.9 miles away

  • Harrison Primary School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Community school · Primary

    Fareham · PO16 7EQ · Hampshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS273%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM12.2%
    • Demand1.17

    2.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Leigh-ann Hunter
Telephone
01329288011
Website
www.redbarnprimaryschool.co.uk

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