Harrison Primary School
Harrison Road, Fareham, PO16 7EQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sara Gmitrowicz
- Constituency
- Fareham and Waterlooville
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 615
- URN
- 115990
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01329234016
About this school
Harrison Primary School is a community primary school in Fareham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 615 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Harrison 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 88 | 89 | 89 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 73% | 79% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 7% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 92% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 92% | 80% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 93% | 83% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.30 | - | - |
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 Harrison 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 | 78% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 79% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 628 |
| 2023/24 | 610 |
| 2024/25 | 614 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Harrison Primary School compares
Harrison Primary School ranked 36th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 79% | 3.8% | 12.2% | 615 | — |
| Uplands Primary School | 75% | 3.4% | 6.1% | 308 | 0.5 miles |
| Redlands Primary School | 67% | 4% | 19.8% | 313 | 0.8 miles |
| Wallisdean Infant School | — | 4.7% | 25% | 134 | 1.0 miles |
| Wallisdean Junior School | 61% | 4.4% | 35.3% | 228 | 1.0 miles |
| St Jude's Catholic Primary School | 68% | 3.9% | 19.5% | 221 | 1.0 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)
- 12.21%
- English as an additional language
- 13%
- Overall absence
- 3.79%
- Persistent absence
- 7.81%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Uplands Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Fareham
-
Redlands Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Fareham
-
Wallisdean Infant School1.0 miles
Primary · Fareham
-
Wallisdean Junior School1.0 miles
Primary · Fareham
-
St Jude's Catholic Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Fareham
Other schools in Fareham
Harrison Primary School ranks 3rd of the 20 ranked primary schools in Fareham.
- Castle Primary School Primary
- Cornerstone CofE (VA) Primary School Primary
- Crofton Anne Dale Infant and Pre-School Primary
- Crofton Anne Dale Junior School Primary
- Crofton Hammond Infant School Primary
- Crofton Hammond Junior School Primary
- Newtown Soberton Infant School Primary
- Northern Infant School Primary
- Northern Junior School Primary
- Orchard Lea Infant School Primary
- Orchard Lea Junior School Primary
- Ranvilles Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Harrison Primary School teach?
- Harrison Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Fareham.
- Who is the headteacher of Harrison Primary School?
- The headteacher of Harrison Primary School is Mrs Sara Gmitrowicz, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Harrison Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Harrison 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 Harrison Primary School?
- Harrison Primary School has 615 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Harrison Primary School full?
- Harrison Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 615 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 Harrison Primary School a faith school?
- No. Harrison Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Harrison Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Harrison Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Harrison Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 78% in 2022/23 and 79% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Harrison Primary School compare with other schools in Hampshire?
- Harrison Primary School ranked 36th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Harrison Primary School's absence rate?
- Harrison Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Harrison Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Harrison 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.