Romsey Primary School & Nursery
Mercer Way, Romsey, SO51 7PH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Jason Anderson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Romsey and Southampton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 301
- URN
- 134945
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01794512362
About this school
Romsey Primary School & Nursery is a community primary school in Romsey. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 301 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 | 32 | 16 | 40 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% | 25% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 50% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 31% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 31% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 96.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.60 | - | - |
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 Romsey Primary School & Nursery 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 | 75% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 25% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 331 |
| 2023/24 | 334 |
| 2024/25 | 329 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Romsey Primary School & Nursery compares
Romsey Primary School & Nursery ranked 255th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 4.2% | 18.1% | 301 | — |
| Cupernham Junior School | 66% | 5.8% | 21% | 343 | 0.4 miles |
| Cupernham Infant School | — | 4.3% | 13.5% | 246 | 0.4 miles |
| Romsey Abbey Church of England Primary School | 61% | 4.2% | 37.1% | 201 | 0.8 miles |
| Halterworth Primary School | 68% | 3.7% | 8.2% | 437 | 0.8 miles |
| Braishfield Primary School | 71% | 3.8% | 15.7% | 103 | 2.1 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)
- 18.09%
- English as an additional language
- 5.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.24%
- Persistent absence
- 7.72%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cupernham Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Romsey
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Cupernham Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Romsey
-
Romsey Abbey Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Romsey
-
Halterworth Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Romsey
-
Braishfield Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Romsey
Other schools in Romsey
Romsey Primary School & Nursery ranks 8th of the 8 ranked primary schools in Romsey.
- Awbridge Primary School Primary
- Braishfield Primary School Primary
- Cupernham Infant School Primary
- Cupernham Junior School Primary
- Halterworth Primary School Primary
- Lockerley Church of England Endowed Primary School Primary
- Romsey Abbey Church of England Primary School Primary
- Wellow Primary School Primary
- The Mountbatten School Secondary
- The Romsey School Secondary
- St Edward's School Special schools
- Embley Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Romsey Primary School & Nursery teach?
- Romsey Primary School & Nursery teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Romsey.
- Who is the headteacher of Romsey Primary School & Nursery?
- The headteacher of Romsey Primary School & Nursery is Mr Jason Anderson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Romsey Primary School & Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Romsey Primary School & Nursery, 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 Romsey Primary School & Nursery?
- Romsey Primary School & Nursery has 301 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Romsey Primary School & Nursery full?
- Romsey Primary School & Nursery has capacity for 420 pupils and 301 on roll (72%), 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 Romsey Primary School & Nursery a faith school?
- No. Romsey Primary School & Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Romsey Primary School & Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Romsey Primary School & Nursery as having nursery classes.
- How have Romsey Primary School & Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 75% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Romsey Primary School & Nursery rank locally?
- Romsey Primary School & Nursery ranked 255th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Romsey Primary School & Nursery's absence rate?
- Romsey Primary School & Nursery's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Romsey Primary School & Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Romsey Primary School & Nursery'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 1 July 2026.