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Roman Way Primary School

verifiedData: DfE & Ofsted 2024/25

personMs Sarah Jones

location_onAndover, SP10 5JY

language Visit Website phone 1264352118

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

203

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Expected Standard

45%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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Roman Way Primary School is a Community school primary school in Andover, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 87% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Roman Way Primary School is a community school in Andover, Hampshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 204 pupils on roll, of whom 40% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 45% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #269 of 302 primaries in Hampshire and #12,168 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: Department for Education 2024/25, Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

45%

LA 61%

Reading55% LA 74%

Writing69% LA 71%

Maths59% LA 72%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading67% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing70% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths67% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading68% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing75% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths82% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.5

Read

LA -0.6

-5.9 to -1.1

-0.8

Write

LA -0.7

-3.1 to 1.6

-0.5

Maths

LA -1.3

-2.8 to 1.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading76% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing86% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths86% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.0

Read

LA -0.3

-1.2 to 3.3

0.2

Write

LA -0.3

-1.9 to 2.3

-0.2

Maths

LA -1.0

-2.2 to 1.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 67%

Reading80% LA 78%

Writing83% LA 80%

Maths80% LA 76%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.6

Read

LA -0.1

-2.9 to 1.7

-1.5

Write

LA -0.1

-3.7 to 0.7

-2.6

Maths

LA -0.6

-4.6 to -0.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

09 March 2022

Inspection Report

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24 January 2017

Inspection Report

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14 May 2013

Inspection Report

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09 March 2011

Inspection Report

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06 October 2009

Inspection Report

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02 November 2006

Inspection Report

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20 May 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2017-01-24

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-05-14

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-10-06

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.5%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 204 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.5%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	204	1	0.5%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	206	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	202	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	203	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	197	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	200	1	0.5%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	203	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	205	1	0.5%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	233	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	232	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	235	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	249	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	247	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	245	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	248	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	248	3	1.2%	0.4%	1
2019/20 (Autumn term)	241	4	1.7%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	249	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	249	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	248	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	251	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	256	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	260	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	255	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	253	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	254	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 17 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 15 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 8 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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Roman Way Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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