Whiteley Primary School

HampshireCommunity school

Gull Coppice, Whiteley, Fareham, PO15 7LA

Headteacher: Mrs Lesley PenningtonSchool website ↗Pupils: 625 (capacity: 630)
Ofsted Outstanding
Inspected July 2024
Oversubscribed
78% of first-choice applicants offered a place
70%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Outstanding
Inspected July 2024
78%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 9 July 2024Full report ↗

Outstanding

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Outstanding across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
70.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
14.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 81%·Writing 77%·Maths 79%All three 70%
Reading
Expected81%
Exceeding31%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected77%
Exceeding24%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected79%
Exceeding33%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
88
How many families wanted this school first?
111
How many got their first choice?
87of 111 (78.4%)
How many applied in total?
188

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
14.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
11.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
14.0%
Boys and girls
46%girls·54%boys
287 girls, 338 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 80% (2018/19), currently 70%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1658.0%3.0%+1.0-1.5-0.3
2016/1774.0%12.0%+0.9-0.6+0.8
2017/1869.0%13.0%0.00.0+1.7
2018/1980.0%17.0%+1.6+1.3+2.3
2022/2373.0%3.0%-0.2-1.1+1.5
2023/2476.0%16.0%---
2024/2570.0%14.0%---
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