Harrison Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Harrison Road
Fareham
Hampshire
PO16 7EQ
Phone 01329234016
Reference Number 115990

Harrison Primary School has demonstrated outstanding performance across all areas in its recent inspection, reflecting a continuation of its previous high standards from over a decade ago. The school's commitment to providing a very high-quality education is evident, with a focus on individual pupil needs, particularly for disadvantaged students and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The nurturing environment, underpinned by the ethos of the 'Harrison Learning Tree', fosters academic success and personal development, enabling pupils to thrive both academically and socially.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 614
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.28%
Girls: 47.72%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 11.9%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 13%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 29.4
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 28.8
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29.9

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 38 38 76
2 49 40 89
3 50 40 90
4 46 43 89
5 45 45 90
6 45 45 90

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 78.7%
White, Other 4.6%
Chinese 2.8%
Indian 2.4%
White & Asian 1.8%
Pakistani 1.5%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.3%
White & Black (African) 1.3%
Mixed, Other 1.1%
Asian, Other 1.1%
African 0.5%
Unclassified 0.3%
Caribbean 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Outstanding
 >  Quality of education Outstanding
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Outstanding
  >  Early Years Provision Outstanding
Last Report Date 13 Dec 2023
Date Report
13 Dec 2023 School inspection:
13 Jun 2011 Curriculum and development visit
03 Mar 2010 Full inspection:
22 Jan 2007 Full inspection:
05 Mar 2001 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Outstanding quality of education
  • Exceptional support for individual pupil needs
  • Very strong early years provision
  • Highly effective phonics teaching
  • Engaging and well-crafted curriculum in all subjects
  • Pupils demonstrate excellent behaviour and attitudes towards learning
  • Strong leadership and management across all levels
  • Inclusive environment that promotes fundamental British values

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 79%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 15%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 108
Maths 108

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 0.7
Writing -0.4
Maths 1.3

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 44 1
Third Preference 23 0
From another Local Authority 2 0

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