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Voluntary controlled school · Hampshire

Wickham Church of England Primary School

  • 4–11Ages
  • 300Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Church of EnglandReligious character
  • 116325URN

Buddens Road, Wickham, Fareham, PO17 5HU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
1.3per place
0.7 below Hampshire median (2.0)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hampshire

59 applications for 45 places · 274th of 287 in Hampshire
Every year since 2014
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
43%met the expected standard
Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 10 March 2026Published 13 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
Early yearsStrong standard
Post-16 provisionDoes not apply to this school
Leadership and governanceStrong standard
  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

  1. 10 March 2026
    Report card · 6 Strong standard, 1 Expected standard
  2. 3 February 2022
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry
1.3applications per place, Reception
0.7 below Hampshire median (2.0) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

59 applications · 45 places offered · 34 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 1.3; Hampshire median median 2.0
  2. 2025 1.5; Hampshire median median 2.0
  3. 2024 1.6; Hampshire median median 2.1
  4. 2023 1.6; Hampshire median median 2.0
  5. 2022 1.4; Hampshire median median 2.0
  6. 2021 1.3; Hampshire median median 2.0
  7. 2020 1.3; Hampshire median median 2.0
  8. 2019 1.4; Hampshire median median 2.0
  9. 2018 1.3; Hampshire median median 2.0
  10. 2017 1.4; Hampshire median median 2.0
  11. 2016 1.3; Hampshire median median 2.0
  12. 2015 1.5; Hampshire median median 2.0
  13. 2014 1.8; Hampshire median median 2.1
More applications per place than the Hampshire median in 0 of 13 years.
  • This school
  • Hampshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202645591.3340.76
Sep 202544661.5451.02
Sep 202443701.6521.21
Sep 202345711.6471.04
Sep 202229401.4291.00
Sep 202131411.3280.90
Sep 202033421.3300.91
Sep 201942581.4400.95
Sep 201834431.3320.94
Sep 201732461.4280.88
Sep 201639501.3330.85
Sep 201534511.5300.88
Sep 201427491.8260.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 61% · Writing 71% · Maths 57% → all three 43% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard43%278th of 300 in Hampshire
Reading
Expected standard61%
Higher standard32%
Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard71%
Greater depth11%
Maths
Expected standard57%
Higher standard11%
Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Hampshire median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2543%4%104102
2023/2454%4%103103
2022/2364%8%104103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
116325 · 850/3171
Religious character
Church of England
Capacity
315 pupils · 300 on roll
Free school meals
21.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address
Buddens Road, Wickham, Fareham, PO17 5HU
Local authority
Hampshire · Winchester

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources