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Barncroft Primary School

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

personMrs Sara Petipher

location_onHavant, PO9 3HN

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2020

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Students

407

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Expected Standard

57%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Barncroft Primary School is a Community school primary school in Havant, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 67% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Barncroft Primary School is a community school in Havant, Hampshire, admitting pupils aged 2-11. The school has approximately 445 pupils on roll, of whom 45% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 57% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #180 of 302 primaries in Hampshire and #8,489 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2020. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.7 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

57%

LA 61%

Reading72% LA 74%

Writing65% LA 71%

Maths68% LA 72%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading69% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing67% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths75% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

20%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading48% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing50% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths28% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-5.9

Read

LA -0.6

-7.5 to -4.2

-4.2

Write

LA -0.7

-5.7 to -2.6

-7.3

Maths

LA -1.3

-8.8 to -5.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading58% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing62% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths65% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.6

Read

LA -0.3

-2.1 to 1.0

0.2

Write

LA -0.3

-1.2 to 1.7

-0.7

Maths

LA -1.0

-2.0 to 0.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

41%

LA 67%

Reading59% LA 78%

Writing63% LA 80%

Maths54% LA 76%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.6

Read

LA -0.1

-4.2 to -1

-1.9

Write

LA -0.1

-3.4 to -0.4

-2.4

Maths

LA -0.6

-3.8 to -1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

03 June 2025

Inspection Report

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03 March 2020

Inspection Report

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12 July 2016

Inspection Report

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03 October 2014

Inspection Report

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25 June 2014

Inspection Report

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22 March 2012

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2020-03-03

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2016-07-12

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-06-25

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

2.2%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.3%(6 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 445 pupils. During this period, there were 10 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.2%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	445	10	2.2%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	440	14	3.2%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	457	8	1.8%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	444	9	2.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	439	2	0.5%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	410	4	1.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	407	7	1.7%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	407	4	1.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	414	8	1.9%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	413	11	2.7%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	409	3	0.7%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	417	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	418	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	415	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	412	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	412	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	412	1	0.2%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	416	8	1.9%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	413	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	411	5	1.2%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	408	12	2.9%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	409	3	0.7%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	412	6	1.5%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	413	26	6.3%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	411	8	1.9%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	409	13	3.2%	0.5%

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.

Speech, Language & Communication 45 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 19 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 10 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 9 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Visual Impairment 3 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils