Harestock Primary School
Bramshaw Close, Harestock, Winchester, SO22 6LU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Aimee Dear
- Constituency
- Winchester
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 259
- Pupils on roll
- 177
- URN
- 116241
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01962881575
About this school
Harestock Primary School is a community primary school in Winchester. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 177 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Harestock 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 29 June 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 | 36 | 29 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 69% | 38% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 7% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 86% | 50% |
| Expected standard in maths | 61% | 79% | 46% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 79% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.80 | - | - |
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 Harestock 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 | 56% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 38% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 214 |
| 2023/24 | 197 |
| 2024/25 | 186 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Harestock Primary School compares
Harestock Primary School ranked 294th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% 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 | 38% | 3.8% | 14.5% | 177 | — |
| Weeke Primary School | 81% | 3.9% | 15.4% | 394 | 0.4 miles |
| Barton Farm Primary Academy | — | 4.6% | 11.5% | 345 | 0.6 miles |
| Western Church of England Primary School | 74% | 3.9% | 5.3% | 387 | 0.9 miles |
| St Bede Church of England Primary School | 78% | 4.2% | 11.3% | 414 | 1.4 miles |
| Sparsholt Church of England Primary School | 86% | 3.7% | 7.3% | 110 | 1.9 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)
- 14.52%
- English as an additional language
- 14.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.78%
- Persistent absence
- 8.82%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Weeke Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Winchester
-
Barton Farm Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Winchester
-
Western Church of England Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Winchester
-
St Bede Church of England Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Winchester
-
Sparsholt Church of England Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Winchester
Other schools in Winchester
Harestock Primary School ranks 20th of the 21 ranked primary schools in Winchester.
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Primary
- Barton Farm Primary Academy Primary
- Barton Stacey Church of England Primary School Primary
- Compton All Saints Church of England Primary School Primary
- Itchen Abbas Primary School Primary
- John Keble Church of England Primary School Primary
- Kings Worthy Primary School Primary
- Micheldever CofE Primary School Primary
- Oliver's Battery Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Owslebury Primary School Primary
- South Wonston Primary School Primary
- Sparsholt Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Harestock Primary School teach?
- Harestock Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Winchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Harestock Primary School?
- The headteacher of Harestock Primary School is Mrs Aimee Dear, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Harestock Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Harestock 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 Harestock Primary School?
- Harestock Primary School has 177 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Harestock Primary School full?
- Harestock Primary School has capacity for 259 pupils and 177 on roll (68%), 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 Harestock Primary School a faith school?
- No. Harestock Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Harestock Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Harestock Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Harestock Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 38% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Harestock Primary School compare with other schools in Hampshire?
- Harestock Primary School ranked 294th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% 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 Harestock Primary School's absence rate?
- Harestock 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 Harestock Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Harestock 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.