Woodcroft Primary
37 Woodcroft Lane, Waterlooville, PO8 9QD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Barry Fanning
- Constituency
- Fareham and Waterlooville
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 203
- URN
- 135529
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02392593939
About this school
Woodcroft Primary is a community primary school in Waterlooville. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 203 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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 53% | 39% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 7% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% | 63% | 43% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 67% | 46% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 50% | 46% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 102.0 | 99.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.50 | - | - |
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 Woodcroft Primary 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 | 53% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 39% | 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 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 199 |
| 2023/24 | 187 |
| 2024/25 | 197 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Woodcroft Primary compares
Woodcroft Primary ranked 292nd of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39% | 8.2% | 63.5% | 203 | — |
| Hart Plain Infant School | — | 5.3% | 41.5% | 134 | 0.8 miles |
| Padnell Infant School | — | 3.1% | 12.6% | 266 | 0.9 miles |
| Padnell Junior School | 72% | 3.2% | 18.3% | 360 | 0.9 miles |
| Hart Plain Junior School | 47% | 5.3% | 48.8% | 179 | 0.9 miles |
| Horndean Infant School | — | 4.8% | 7.7% | 266 | 1.2 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)
- 63.45%
- English as an additional language
- 6.1%
- Overall absence
- 8.21%
- Persistent absence
- 27.03%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hart Plain Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Hants
-
Padnell Infant School0.9 miles
Primary · Waterlooville
-
Padnell Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Waterlooville
-
Hart Plain Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Waterlooville
-
Horndean Infant School1.2 miles
Primary · Waterlooville
Other schools in Waterlooville
Woodcroft Primary ranks 13th 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
- Morelands Primary School Primary
- Newlands Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Woodcroft Primary teach?
- Woodcroft Primary teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Waterlooville.
- Who is the headteacher of Woodcroft Primary?
- The headteacher of Woodcroft Primary is Mr Barry Fanning, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Woodcroft Primary last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woodcroft Primary, 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 Woodcroft Primary?
- Woodcroft Primary has 203 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Woodcroft Primary full?
- Woodcroft Primary has capacity for 210 pupils and 203 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Woodcroft Primary a faith school?
- No. Woodcroft Primary has no designated religious character.
- Does Woodcroft Primary have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Woodcroft Primary as having no nursery classes.
- How have Woodcroft Primary's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 39% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Woodcroft Primary rank locally?
- Woodcroft Primary ranked 292nd of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Woodcroft Primary's absence rate?
- Woodcroft Primary's overall absence rate is 8.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Woodcroft Primary's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Woodcroft Primary'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.