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Woodcroft Primary

Community school · Waterlooville · PO8 9QD

Ages 4–11 · 203 pupils · Hampshire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

53%

Overall absence

6.1%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-05-21

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
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)53%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
101.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
101.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)17.7%
Unauthorised1.5%
Authorised absence
4.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.6%
Enrolments in measure
175

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill97%

203 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
203
Boys / girls
103 / 100
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
203 / 210 (97%)
Free school meals
63.1%
FSM pupils
128
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

Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Barry Fanning

Location

Address
37 Woodcroft Lane
Postcode
PO8 9QD
Town
Waterlooville
County
Hampshire
Local authority
Hampshire
District
Havant
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 Waterlooville, Hampshire, 203 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 63.1%.

Open schools in Waterlooville
32
Primary schools in Waterlooville
22
Academies among open schools in Waterlooville
13% (4)
Open schools in PO8
14
Primary in PO8
10
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 PO8

  • Hart Plain Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Hants · PO8 8RZ · Hampshire

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM37.3%

    0.8 miles away

  • Padnell Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Waterlooville · PO8 8DS · Hampshire

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM9.4%

    0.9 miles away

  • Padnell Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Waterlooville · PO8 8EA · Hampshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS247%
    • Absence3.3%
    • FSM19.2%

    0.9 miles away

  • Hart Plain Junior School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Waterlooville · PO8 8SA · Hampshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS242%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM51.4%

    0.9 miles away

  • Horndean Infant School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Waterlooville · PO8 9LS · Hampshire

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM7.9%

    1.2 miles away

  • Queen's Inclosure Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Waterlooville · PO7 8NT · Hampshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM9.7%

    1.2 miles away

  • Denmead Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Waterlooville · PO7 6PN · Hampshire

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM16.4%

    1.5 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mr Barry Fanning
Telephone
02392593939
Website
http://www.woodcroftprimary.co.uk/

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