Harrison Primary School

Community school·Primary school Fareham, Hampshire·PO16 7EQ
Composite score
68.8
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#1,924
National rank
#267
In South East
#35
In Hampshire
Top 13%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
79%
% achieving higher RWM
15%
Reading average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Outstanding

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
74 first choices, 84 places
First choices per place
0.88
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
154
any preference, for 84 places
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.11
00.511.5
1 per place
1.0620220.9220231.1720240.9920250.882026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Harrison Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
614
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
12.2%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
13.0%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
5.4%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
1.5%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.0%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
8.2%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
20.5
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,460
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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School overview

Harrison Primary School is a primary school serving Fareham, Hampshire, classified by the DfE as a community school. It has 614 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Harrison Primary School 'Outstanding'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 79% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 6.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 13% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 108 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 15% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Harrison Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 74 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 4.0%. There are about 20.5 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 12% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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