West Hill Park School
St Margarets Lane, Fareham, PO14 4BS
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 2 to 13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Chris Ward
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- Multi-faith
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Hamble Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 350
- Pupils on roll
- 188
- URN
- 116551
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01329842356
About this school
West Hill Park School is an independent school in Fareham. It teaches children aged 2 to 13 and has 188 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected West Hill Park School under its current framework. 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
West Hill Park School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1954, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How West Hill Park 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 256 |
| 2023/24 | 232 |
| 2024/25 | 201 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 2
- Pupils on SEN support
- 19
Location
Nearby schools
-
Heathfield Special School1.4 miles
Special schools · Fareham
-
St Francis Special School1.4 miles
Special schools · Fareham
-
Light Years School1.7 miles
Special schools · Fareham
-
Meoncross School2.1 miles
Independent schools
-
King's Academy Lord Wilson2.1 miles
Academies · Southampton
Other schools in Fareham
- Boundary Oak School Independent schools
- 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
- Harrison Primary School Primary
- Newtown Soberton Infant School Primary
- Northern Infant School Primary
- Northern Junior School Primary
- Orchard Lea Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does West Hill Park School teach?
- West Hill Park School teaches children aged 2 to 13. It is an independent school in Fareham.
- Who is the headteacher of West Hill Park School?
- The headteacher of West Hill Park School is Mr Chris Ward, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has West Hill Park School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected West Hill Park School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is West Hill Park School?
- West Hill Park School has 188 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 13.
- Is West Hill Park School full?
- West Hill Park School has capacity for 350 pupils and 188 on roll (54%), 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 West Hill Park School a faith school?
- No. West Hill Park School has no designated religious character.
- Is West Hill Park School a selective school?
- No. West Hill Park School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does West Hill Park School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for West Hill Park School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 24 July 2026.