Front Lawn Primary Academy
Broadmere Avenue, Leigh Park, Havant, PO9 5HX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kate Couldwell
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Kemnal Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Havant
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 447
- URN
- 139273
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02392475904
About this school
Front Lawn Primary Academy is a primary academy in Havant. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 447 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 | 58 | 61 | 57 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 85% | 82% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% | 3% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 92% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 89% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 43% | 67% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 110.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.10 | - | - |
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 Front Lawn Primary Academy 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 | 78% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 85% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 82% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 436 |
| 2023/24 | 439 |
| 2024/25 | 440 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Front Lawn Primary Academy compares
Front Lawn Primary Academy ranked 22nd of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 90% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 82% | 8.7% | 70.2% | 447 | — |
| Sharps Copse Primary and Nursery School | 58% | 7.8% | 71.7% | 275 | 0.5 miles |
| Riders Junior School | 25% | 12% | 75.6% | 205 | 0.6 miles |
| Riders Infant School | — | 7% | 58.7% | 58 | 0.6 miles |
| St Alban's Church of England Aided Primary School | 58% | 4.4% | 32.7% | 213 | 0.6 miles |
| Trosnant Junior School | 44% | 7% | 71.5% | 237 | 0.7 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)
- 70.18%
- English as an additional language
- 3.4%
- Overall absence
- 8.66%
- Persistent absence
- 25.35%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sharps Copse Primary and Nursery School0.5 miles
Primary · Havant
-
Riders Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Havant
-
Riders Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Havant
-
St Alban's Church of England Aided Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Havant
-
Trosnant Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Havant
Other schools in Havant
Front Lawn Primary Academy ranks 1st 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
- 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 year groups does Front Lawn Primary Academy teach?
- Front Lawn Primary Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Havant.
- Who is the headteacher of Front Lawn Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Front Lawn Primary Academy is Mrs Kate Couldwell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Front Lawn Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Front Lawn Primary Academy, 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 Front Lawn Primary Academy?
- Front Lawn Primary Academy has 447 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Front Lawn Primary Academy full?
- Front Lawn Primary Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 447 on roll (106%), 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 Front Lawn Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Front Lawn Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Front Lawn Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Front Lawn Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Front Lawn Primary Academy?
- Front Lawn Primary Academy is part of THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Front Lawn Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 78% in 2022/23 and 82% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Front Lawn Primary Academy rank locally?
- Front Lawn Primary Academy ranked 22nd of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 90% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Front Lawn Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Front Lawn Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 8.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Front Lawn Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Front Lawn Primary Academy'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.