Roman Way Primary School
Roman Way, Andover, SP10 5JY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Sarah Jones
- Constituency
- North West Hampshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 208
- URN
- 116038
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01264352118
About this school
Roman Way Primary School is a community primary school in Andover. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 208 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Roman Way 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 28 | 30 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 60% | 45% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 7% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 67% | 55% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 67% | 59% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 70% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.50 | - | - |
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 Roman Way 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 | 54% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 45% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 203 |
| 2023/24 | 203 |
| 2024/25 | 204 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Roman Way Primary School compares
Roman Way Primary School ranked 276th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45% | 5.9% | 40.2% | 208 | — |
| The Knights Enham Junior School | 69% | 4.7% | 61.7% | 173 | 0.2 miles |
| Knights Enham Nursery and Infant School | — | 4.5% | 48.9% | 161 | 0.3 miles |
| Endeavour Primary School | — | — | — | — | 0.5 miles |
| Vigo Primary School | 50% | 4.6% | 34.7% | 586 | 1.1 miles |
| Andover Church of England Primary School | 38% | 6.3% | 38.4% | 202 | 1.4 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 40.2%
- English as an additional language
- 12.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.87%
- Persistent absence
- 13.23%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Knights Enham Junior School0.2 miles
Primary · Andover
-
Knights Enham Nursery and Infant School0.3 miles
Primary · Andover
-
Endeavour Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Andover
-
Vigo Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Andover
-
Andover Church of England Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Andover
Other schools in Andover
Roman Way Primary School ranks 19th of the 22 ranked primary schools in Andover.
- Abbotts Ann Church of England Primary School Primary
- Amport Church of England Primary School Primary
- Andover Church of England Primary School Primary
- Anton Infant School Primary
- Anton Junior School Primary
- Appleshaw St Peter's CofE Primary School Primary
- Balksbury Infant School Primary
- Balksbury Junior School Primary
- Clatford Church of England Primary School Primary
- Endeavour Primary School Primary
- Grateley Primary School Primary
- Hurstbourne Tarrant Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Roman Way Primary School teach?
- Roman Way Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Andover.
- Who is the headteacher of Roman Way Primary School?
- The headteacher of Roman Way Primary School is Ms Sarah Jones, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Roman Way Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Roman Way 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 Roman Way Primary School?
- Roman Way Primary School has 208 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Roman Way Primary School full?
- Roman Way Primary School has capacity for 240 pupils and 208 on roll (87%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Roman Way Primary School a faith school?
- No. Roman Way Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Roman Way Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Roman Way Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Roman Way Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2022/23 and 45% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Roman Way Primary School compare with other schools in Hampshire?
- Roman Way Primary School ranked 276th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Roman Way Primary School's absence rate?
- Roman Way Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Roman Way Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Roman Way 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 15 July 2026.