Barncroft Primary School
Park Lane, Havant, PO9 3HN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sara Petipher
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Havant
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 444
- Pupils on roll
- 435
- URN
- 136078
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02392482331
About this school
Barncroft Primary School is a community primary school in Havant. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 435 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Barncroft Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 61 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% | 54% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 48% | 69% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 28% | 75% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 42% | 62% | 58% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 97.0 | 104.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -5.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -7.30 | - | - |
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 Barncroft 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 | 20% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 407 |
| 2023/24 | 444 |
| 2024/25 | 445 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Barncroft Primary School compares
Barncroft Primary School ranked 217th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 7.1% | 44.9% | 435 | — |
| St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Havant | 58% | 5.4% | 16.4% | 356 | 0.3 miles |
| Bidbury Infant School | — | 4.3% | 14.9% | 163 | 0.4 miles |
| Bidbury Junior School | 49% | 5.4% | 25.9% | 240 | 0.4 miles |
| Trosnant Junior School | 44% | 7% | 71.5% | 237 | 0.6 miles |
| Trosnant Infant School | — | 5.7% | 59% | 164 | 0.6 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report4 June 2025
- 3 March 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 44.9%
- English as an additional language
- 2.9%
- Overall absence
- 7.05%
- Persistent absence
- 20.32%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Havant0.3 miles
Primary · Havant
-
Bidbury Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Havant
-
Bidbury Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Havant
-
Trosnant Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Havant
-
Trosnant Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Havant
Other schools in Havant
Barncroft Primary School ranks 7th of the 10 ranked primary schools in Havant.
- 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
- Sharps Copse Primary and Nursery 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 ages does Barncroft Primary School teach?
- Barncroft Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Havant.
- Who is the headteacher of Barncroft Primary School?
- The headteacher of Barncroft Primary School is Mrs Sara Petipher, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Barncroft Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Barncroft 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 many pupils are at Barncroft Primary School?
- Barncroft Primary School has 435 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Barncroft Primary School full?
- Barncroft Primary School has capacity for 444 pupils and 435 on roll (98%), 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 Barncroft Primary School a faith school?
- No. Barncroft Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Barncroft Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Barncroft Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Barncroft Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 20% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Barncroft Primary School compare with other schools in Hampshire?
- Barncroft Primary School ranked 217th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Barncroft Primary School's absence rate?
- Barncroft Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Barncroft Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Barncroft 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 1 July 2026.