Romsey Abbey Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: Standards maintainedVoluntary aided school · Primary
Romsey · SO51 8EP · Hampshire
Ages 4–11
- KS266%
- Absence4.5%
- FSM33.3%
- Demand1.33
2.8 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: School remains GoodURN 148214
Wellow Primary School
Academy converter · Romsey · SO51 6BG
Ages 2–11 · 237 pupils · Hampshire
Ofsted
School remains Good
KS2 expected (RWM)
79%
Overall absence
4.8%
Admissions demand
1.03 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2024-01-15
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)79%
Higher standard (RWM)21%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 109.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 106.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 109.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence4.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.3%
Unauthorised1.9%
- Authorised absence
- 3.0%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.6%
- Enrolments in measure
- 175
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
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
1.03 · Balanced demand
1st preferences
31
Places offered
30
1st-preference offers
30
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 49
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 30
- Applications from outside LA
- 4
- 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 fill96%
237 pupils · 246 places
- Pupils on roll
- 237
- Boys / girls
- 113 / 124
- School capacity
- 246
- Capacity fill
- 237 / 246 (96%)
- Free school meals
- 10.2%
- FSM pupils
- 21
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 2–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: UNIVERSITY OF WINCHESTER ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- UNIVERSITY OF WINCHESTER ACADEMY TRUST
- Sponsor
- University of Winchester Academy Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Bethan Larcombe
Location
- Address
- Romsey Road, West Wellow
- Postcode
- SO51 6BG
- Town
- Romsey
- County
- Hampshire
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- District
- Test Valley
- Constituency
- Romsey and Southampton North
- Urban/rural
- Smaller rural: 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 academy converter (primary), Ages 2–11, in Romsey, Hampshire, 237 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 10.2%.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Copythorne CofE Infant School
Ofsted: Expected standardVoluntary controlled school · Primary
Southampton · SO40 2PB · Hampshire
Ages 4–7
- Absence4.3%
- FSM7.0%
- Demand1.00
2.8 miles away
The Romsey School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Romsey · SO51 8ZB · Hampshire
Ages 11–16
- Att848.4
- P8-0.1
- EM5+56%
- Absence11.9%
3.0 miles away
Other independent special school
Romsey · SO51 6ZR · Hampshire
Ages 9–18
- Att814.0
- EM5+21%
3.0 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Bethan Larcombe
- Telephone
- 01794322201