Ofsted: Good emoji_events #253 in Hampshire public Top 85% UK

Hart Plain Junior School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Charlotte Faithfull

location_onWaterlooville, PO8 8SA

language Visit Website phone 2392263200

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

217

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Expected Standard

47%

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Age Range

7-11

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Hart Plain Junior School is a Community school primary school in Waterlooville, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 85% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Hart Plain Junior School is a community school in Waterlooville, Hampshire, admitting pupils aged 7-11. The school has approximately 211 pupils on roll, of whom 49% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 47% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #253 of 302 primaries in Hampshire and #11,508 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 15.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 7.1 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 61%

Reading65% LA 74%

Writing74% LA 71%

Maths61% LA 72%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

32%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading52% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing67% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths40% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

42%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading53% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing62% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths62% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.8

Read

LA -0.6

-5.5 to -2.0

-0.8

Write

LA -0.7

-2.5 to 0.8

-4.1

Maths

LA -1.3

-5.7 to -2.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

41%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading59% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing66% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths57% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.5

Read

LA -0.3

-5.0 to -2.0

-3.1

Write

LA -0.3

-4.5 to -1.7

-5.0

Maths

LA -1.0

-6.3 to -3.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 67%

Reading64% LA 78%

Writing77% LA 80%

Maths63% LA 76%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-5.8

Read

LA -0.1

-7.4 to -4.2

-0.9

Write

LA -0.1

-2.4 to 0.6

-4.5

Maths

LA -0.6

-6 to -3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

17 June 2025

Inspection Report

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11 February 2020

Inspection Report

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07 June 2016

Inspection Report

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21 May 2014

Inspection Report

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22 May 2013

Inspection Report

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17 January 2013

Inspection Report

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02 October 2012

Inspection Report

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26 March 2012

Inspection Report

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12 May 2011

Inspection Report

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19 October 2009

Inspection Report

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03 October 2006

Inspection Report

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20 May 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2025-06-17

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2020-02-11

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2016-06-07

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-05-21

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Development

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

5.7%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

4.7%(10 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 211 pupils. During this period, there were 12 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 5.7%, which is above 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)	211	12	5.7%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	211	18	8.5%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	229	8	3.5%	0.8%	1
2023/24 (Spring term)	233	5	2.1%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	228	6	2.6%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	226	14	6.2%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	217	12	5.5%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	216	12	5.6%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	224	10	4.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	220	4	1.8%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	221	3	1.4%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	205	7	3.4%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	212	1	0.5%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	212	3	1.4%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	214	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	214	3	1.4%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	213	12	5.6%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	219	10	4.6%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	215	12	5.6%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	218	5	2.3%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	214	11	5.1%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	211	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	213	2	0.9%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	239	8	3.3%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	238	8	3.4%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	237	11	4.6%	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.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 25 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 22 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 7 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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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

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

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Funding & Staffing

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Teacher Turnover

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