The Crescent Primary School
The Crescent Primary School, Toynbee Road, Eastleigh, SO50 9DH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Mark Wartnaby
- Constituency
- Eastleigh
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 619
- URN
- 115886
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02380612536
About this school
The Crescent Primary School is a community primary school in Eastleigh. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 619 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Crescent Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 12 July 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 90 | 90 | 90 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 49% | 54% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 7% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 58% | 69% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 72% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 63% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Crescent Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Hampshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 49% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 595 |
| 2023/24 | 610 |
| 2024/25 | 606 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Crescent Primary School compares
The Crescent Primary School ranked 176th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 4.2% | 30.9% | 619 | — |
| Norwood Primary & Pre-School | 66% | 4.7% | 24% | 347 | 0.2 miles |
| Shakespeare Infant School | — | 4.6% | 13.6% | 215 | 0.5 miles |
| Shakespeare Junior School | 54% | 5.2% | 27.9% | 334 | 0.6 miles |
| Cherbourg Primary School | 57% | 6.2% | 47.6% | 347 | 0.6 miles |
| St Swithun Wells Catholic Primary School, Chandlers Ford | 55% | 4.2% | 10.3% | 186 | 1.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 30.86%
- English as an additional language
- 17%
- Overall absence
- 4.21%
- Persistent absence
- 8.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Norwood Primary & Pre-School0.2 miles
Primary · Eastleigh
-
Shakespeare Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Eastleigh
-
Shakespeare Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Eastleigh
-
Cherbourg Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Eastleigh
-
St Swithun Wells Catholic Primary School, Chandlers Ford1.1 miles
Primary · Eastleigh
Other schools in Eastleigh
The Crescent Primary School ranks 8th of the 15 ranked primary schools in Eastleigh.
- Chandler's Ford Infant School Primary
- Cherbourg Primary School Primary
- Colden Common Primary School Primary
- Fair Oak Infant School Primary
- Fair Oak Junior School Primary
- Fryern Infant School Primary
- Fryern Junior School Primary
- Hiltingbury Infant School Primary
- Hiltingbury Junior School Primary
- Knightwood Primary School Primary
- Merdon Junior School Primary
- Nightingale Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does The Crescent Primary School teach?
- The Crescent Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Eastleigh.
- Who is the headteacher of The Crescent Primary School?
- The headteacher of The Crescent Primary School is Mr Mark Wartnaby, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Crescent Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Crescent Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at The Crescent Primary School?
- The Crescent Primary School has 619 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is The Crescent Primary School full?
- The Crescent Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 619 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Crescent Primary School a faith school?
- No. The Crescent Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Crescent Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records The Crescent Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have The Crescent Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 49% in 2022/23 and 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Crescent Primary School compare with other schools in Hampshire?
- The Crescent Primary School ranked 176th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Crescent Primary School's absence rate?
- The Crescent Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Crescent Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Crescent Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.