Morelands Primary School
Crookhorn Lane, Purbrook, Waterlooville, PO7 5QL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Stephen Bilbe
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Havant
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 315
- URN
- 116265
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02392253770
About this school
Morelands Primary School is a community primary school in Waterlooville. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 315 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 50 | 40 | 49 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 46% | 45% | 43% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 8% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 56% | 55% | 61% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 55% | 55% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 50% | 57% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 100.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.30 | - | - |
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 Morelands 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 | 46% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 45% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 43% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 324 |
| 2023/24 | 328 |
| 2024/25 | 319 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Morelands Primary School compares
Morelands Primary School ranked 282nd of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43% | 5.6% | 35.7% | 315 | — |
| Solent Infant School | — | 3.6% | 8.7% | 269 | 0.7 miles |
| Purbrook Infant School | — | 5.3% | 16.3% | 270 | 0.8 miles |
| Purbrook Junior School | 66% | 4.5% | 29.3% | 380 | 0.8 miles |
| Solent Junior School | 58% | 4.7% | 13.3% | 359 | 0.8 miles |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Waterlooville | — | — | — | — | 0.8 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)
- 35.74%
- English as an additional language
- 6.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.6%
- Persistent absence
- 14.33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Solent Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Portsmouth
-
Purbrook Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Waterlooville
-
Purbrook Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Waterlooville
-
Solent Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Portsmouth
-
St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Waterlooville0.8 miles
Primary · Waterlooville
Other schools in Waterlooville
Morelands Primary School ranks 12th of the 13 ranked primary schools in Waterlooville.
- Berewood Primary School Primary
- Catherington Church of England Infant School Primary
- Clanfield Junior School Primary
- Denmead Infant School Primary
- Denmead Junior School Primary
- Hambledon Primary School Primary
- Hart Plain Junior School Primary
- Horndean Church of England Junior School Primary
- Horndean Infant School Primary
- Mill Hill Primary School Primary
- Newlands Primary Academy Primary
- Padnell Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Morelands Primary School teach?
- Morelands Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Waterlooville.
- Who is the headteacher of Morelands Primary School?
- The headteacher of Morelands Primary School is Mr Stephen Bilbe, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Morelands Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Morelands 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 big is Morelands Primary School?
- Morelands Primary School has 315 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Morelands Primary School full?
- Morelands Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 315 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Morelands Primary School a faith school?
- No. Morelands Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Morelands Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Morelands Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Morelands Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Morelands Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Morelands Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 46% in 2022/23 and 43% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Morelands Primary School rank locally?
- Morelands Primary School ranked 282nd of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Morelands Primary School's absence rate?
- Morelands Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Morelands Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Morelands 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.