Community school · Hampshire

Woodcroft Primary

4–11Ages
203Pupils
PrimaryPhase
135529URN

37 Woodcroft Lane, Waterlooville, PO8 9QD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.5 below Hampshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hampshire

42 applications for 28 places · 253rd of 287 in Hampshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

39%met the expected standard

Hampshire 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 21 May 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Hampshire median (2.0) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

42 applications · 28 places offered · 30 named it first

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

2026 1.5; Hampshire median median 2.0
2025 1.6; Hampshire median median 2.0
2024 1.5; Hampshire median median 2.1
2023 1.5; Hampshire median median 2.0
2022 1.3; Hampshire median median 2.0
2021 1.5; Hampshire median median 2.0
2020 1.0; Hampshire median median 2.0
2019 1.1; Hampshire median median 2.0
2018 1.5; Hampshire median median 2.0
2017 1.4; Hampshire median median 2.0
2016 1.3; Hampshire median median 2.0
2015 1.6; Hampshire median median 2.0
2014 1.5; 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	28	42	1.5	30	1.07
Sep 2025	26	41	1.6	21	0.81
Sep 2024	23	34	1.5	20	0.87
Sep 2023	21	32	1.5	18	0.86
Sep 2022	30	39	1.3	33	1.10
Sep 2021	26	39	1.5	25	0.96
Sep 2020	30	30	1.0	25	0.83
Sep 2019	21	23	1.1	16	0.76
Sep 2018	30	45	1.5	31	1.03
Sep 2017	30	43	1.4	27	0.90
Sep 2016	29	38	1.3	24	0.83
Sep 2015	30	49	1.6	32	1.07
Sep 2014	20	29	1.5	14	0.70

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 43% · Writing 57% · Maths 46% → all three 39% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard39%289th of 300 in Hampshire

Hampshire 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard43%

Hampshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard14%

Hampshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 99 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard57%

Hampshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Hampshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard46%

Hampshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard21%

Hampshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (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	39%	7%	99	100
2023/24	53%	7%	102	102
2022/23	53%	3%	101	103

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

Woodcroft PrimaryThis school
This school

Good2024

1.5applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Hart Plain Infant School
1.4 km · Hampshire

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place
Padnell Infant School
1.4 km · Hampshire

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place
Padnell Junior School
1.4 km · Hampshire

Remains Good2024

72%met the SATs standard
Hart Plain Junior School
1.5 km · Hampshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

47%met the SATs standard
Horndean Infant School
1.9 km · Hampshire

Good2022

1.8applications per place
Horndean Church of England Junior School
2.0 km · Hampshire

2026

54%met the SATs standard
Queen's Inclosure Primary School
2.0 km · Hampshire

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Denmead Infant School
2.5 km · Hampshire

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place

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: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 135529 · 850/3670
Capacity: 210 pupils · 203 on roll
Free school meals: 63.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2009
Address: 37 Woodcroft Lane, Waterlooville, PO8 9QD
Local authority: Hampshire · Havant

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