Whiteley Primary School
Gull Coppice, Whiteley, Fareham, PO15 7LA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lesley Pennington
- Constituency
- Hamble Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 630
- URN
- 131420
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01489881601
About this school
Whiteley Primary School is a community primary school in Fareham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 630 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
- 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 | 90 | 90 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 76% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 16% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 80% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 87% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 84% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.50 | - | - |
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 Whiteley 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 | 73% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 618 |
| 2023/24 | 622 |
| 2024/25 | 625 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Whiteley Primary School compares
Whiteley Primary School ranked 95th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 3.5% | 9.6% | 630 | — |
| Cornerstone CofE (VA) Primary School | 82% | 4.5% | 19.2% | 469 | 0.8 miles |
| Park Gate Primary School | 51% | 4.1% | 14% | 404 | 0.8 miles |
| Sarisbury Church of England Junior School | 69% | 4% | 14.7% | 367 | 1.3 miles |
| Sarisbury Infant School | — | 4.6% | 10.7% | 261 | 1.5 miles |
| St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School | 69% | 4.7% | 15.9% | 339 | 1.6 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)
- 9.6%
- English as an additional language
- 11.8%
- Overall absence
- 3.49%
- Persistent absence
- 5.29%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cornerstone CofE (VA) Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Fareham
-
Park Gate Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Sarisbury Church of England Junior School1.3 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Sarisbury Infant School1.5 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Fareham
Other schools in Fareham
Whiteley Primary School ranks 9th 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
- Harrison Primary 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Whiteley Primary School teach?
- Whiteley Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Fareham.
- Who is the headteacher of Whiteley Primary School?
- The headteacher of Whiteley Primary School is Mrs Lesley Pennington, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Whiteley Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Whiteley 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 Whiteley Primary School?
- Whiteley Primary School has 630 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Whiteley Primary School full?
- Whiteley Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 630 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 Whiteley Primary School a faith school?
- No. Whiteley Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Whiteley Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Whiteley Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Whiteley Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Whiteley Primary School rank locally?
- Whiteley Primary School ranked 95th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Whiteley Primary School's absence rate?
- Whiteley Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Whiteley Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Whiteley 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.