Sharps Copse Primary and Nursery School
Prospect Lane, Havant, PO9 5PE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Acting Headteacher
- Mr Michael Elsen
- Constituency
- Havant
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 275
- URN
- 133303
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02392484545
About this school
Sharps Copse Primary and Nursery School is a community primary school in Havant. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 275 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 28 September 2022, 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 | 47 | 45 | 43 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 40% | 60% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 76% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 55% | 76% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 69% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
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 Sharps Copse Primary and Nursery 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 | 40% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 311 |
| 2023/24 | 296 |
| 2024/25 | 293 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sharps Copse Primary and Nursery School compares
Sharps Copse Primary and Nursery School ranked 204th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 7.8% | 71.7% | 275 | — |
| Front Lawn Primary Academy | 82% | 8.7% | 70.2% | 447 | 0.5 miles |
| St Alban's Church of England Aided Primary School | 58% | 4.4% | 32.7% | 213 | 0.6 miles |
| Rowlands Castle St John's Church of England Controlled Primary School | 80% | 5.4% | 16.4% | 204 | 0.9 miles |
| Trosnant Junior School | 44% | 7% | 71.5% | 237 | 1.0 miles |
| Trosnant Infant School | — | 5.7% | 59% | 164 | 1.0 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)
- 71.67%
- English as an additional language
- 4.1%
- Overall absence
- 7.75%
- Persistent absence
- 23.33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Front Lawn Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Havant
-
St Alban's Church of England Aided Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Havant
-
Rowlands Castle St John's Church of England Controlled Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Rowland's Castle
-
Trosnant Junior School1.0 miles
Primary · Havant
-
Trosnant Infant School1.0 miles
Primary · Havant
Other schools in Havant
Sharps Copse Primary and Nursery School ranks 6th of the 10 ranked primary schools in Havant.
- Barncroft Primary School Primary
- Bidbury Infant School Primary
- Bidbury Junior School Primary
- Bosmere Junior School Primary
- Fairfield Infant School Primary
- Front Lawn Primary Academy Primary
- Riders Infant School Primary
- Riders Junior School Primary
- St Alban's Church of England Aided Primary School Primary
- St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Havant Primary
- Trosnant Infant School Primary
- Trosnant Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Sharps Copse Primary and Nursery School teach?
- Sharps Copse Primary and Nursery School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Havant.
- Who is the acting headteacher of Sharps Copse Primary and Nursery School?
- The acting headteacher of Sharps Copse Primary and Nursery School is Mr Michael Elsen, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Sharps Copse Primary and Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sharps Copse Primary and Nursery 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 Sharps Copse Primary and Nursery School?
- Sharps Copse Primary and Nursery School has 275 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Sharps Copse Primary and Nursery School full?
- Sharps Copse Primary and Nursery School has capacity for 315 pupils and 275 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 Sharps Copse Primary and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Sharps Copse Primary and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Sharps Copse Primary and Nursery School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Sharps Copse Primary and Nursery School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Sharps Copse Primary and Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 40% in 2022/23 and 58% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sharps Copse Primary and Nursery School rank locally?
- Sharps Copse Primary and Nursery School ranked 204th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sharps Copse Primary and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Sharps Copse Primary and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 7.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sharps Copse Primary and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sharps Copse Primary and Nursery 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.