Community school · Hampshire

Sharps Copse Primary and Nursery School

4–11Ages
275Pupils
PrimaryPhase
133303URN

Prospect Lane, Havant, PO9 5PE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodSep 2011

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Sep 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.3 below Hampshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hampshire

54 applications for 31 places · 200th of 287 in Hampshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

58%met the expected standard

Hampshire 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodSep 2011

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Sep 2022

Inspection history

28 September 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
12 September 2011
Graded inspection: 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

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Hampshire median (2.0) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

54 applications · 31 places offered · 30 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.7; Hampshire median median 2.0
2025 1.6; Hampshire median median 2.0
2024 1.3; Hampshire median median 2.1
2023 1.5; Hampshire median median 2.0
2022 1.7; Hampshire median median 2.0
2021 1.3; Hampshire median median 2.0
2020 1.2; Hampshire median median 2.0
2019 1.2; Hampshire median median 2.0
2018 1.4; Hampshire median median 2.0
2017 1.5; Hampshire median median 2.0
2016 1.1; Hampshire median median 2.0
2015 1.5; Hampshire median median 2.0
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.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	31	54	1.7	30	0.97
Sep 2025	29	46	1.6	24	0.83
Sep 2024	35	44	1.3	30	0.86
Sep 2023	33	50	1.5	32	0.97
Sep 2022	32	54	1.7	31	0.97
Sep 2021	44	57	1.3	41	0.93
Sep 2020	44	54	1.2	34	0.77
Sep 2019	39	48	1.2	35	0.90
Sep 2018	45	64	1.4	43	0.96
Sep 2017	45	68	1.5	44	0.98
Sep 2016	45	51	1.1	36	0.80
Sep 2015	45	68	1.5	46	1.02
Sep 2014	45	80	1.8	41	0.91

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 65% · Maths 74% → all three 58% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard58%195th of 300 in Hampshire

Hampshire 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

Hampshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard19%

Hampshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard65%

Hampshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth5%

Hampshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard74%

Hampshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard30%

Hampshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Hampshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	58%	5%	104	105
2023/24	60%	0%	104	103
2022/23	40%	0%	102	100

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

Sharps Copse Primary and Nursery SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

1.7applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Front Lawn Primary Academy
0.8 km · Hampshire

Outstanding2023

1.6applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
St Alban's Church of England Aided Primary School
0.9 km · Hampshire

2026

2.0applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Rowlands Castle St John's Church of England Controlled Primary School
1.4 km · Hampshire

2026

2.7applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Trosnant Junior School
1.6 km · Hampshire

Remains Good2022

44%met the SATs standard
Trosnant Infant School
1.6 km · Hampshire

Good2023

1.6applications per place
Fairfield Infant School
2.0 km · Hampshire

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place
Warren Park Primary School
2.0 km · Hampshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.5applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Barncroft Primary School
2.3 km · Hampshire

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 133303 · 850/2020
Capacity: 315 pupils · 275 on roll
Free school meals: 72.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 7 January 2002
Address: Prospect Lane, Havant, PO9 5PE
Local authority: Hampshire · Havant

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