Romsey Primary School & Nursery

Romsey Primary School & Nursery is performing well overall, maintaining a 'Good' rating across all key areas including the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, and leadership. Pupils are happy and engaged, showcasing high attendance and a commitment to excellence, which is notably encouraged through initiatives like 'incredible of the week.' The school has effectively adapted to recent changes, including an increased number of students with special educational needs and a turbulent staffing situation, demonstrating resilience and ambition for its pupils' success. However, further clarity in revisiting essential knowledge and consistency in teaching methods remain goals for improvement.

Strengths

• High pupil attendance.
• Strong emphasis on celebrating pupil achievements.
• Well-structured behaviour management and routines.
• Effective prioritization of reading and early literacy.
• Diverse opportunities for personal development and leadership.
• Supportive community with positive parental feedback.

Areas for Improvement

• Lack of clarity on essential knowledge for some subjects.
• Inconsistent implementation of agreed teaching strategies among staff.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Romsey Primary School & Nursery attended 95.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 3.3% of pupils at Romsey Primary School & Nursery were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Romsey Primary School & Nursery had 20.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 17.6% of pupils at Romsey Primary School & Nursery were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Romsey Primary School & Nursery received £7,719 and spent £7,623 for each of its 290 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £43,000 (£148 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Romsey Primary School & Nursery's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Romsey Primary School & Nursery is Good, from an inspection in April 2024.

When was Romsey Primary School & Nursery last inspected by Ofsted?

Romsey Primary School & Nursery was last inspected in April 2024.

How many pupils does Romsey Primary School & Nursery have?

Romsey Primary School & Nursery has 301 pupils on roll.

What age range does Romsey Primary School & Nursery cover?

Romsey Primary School & Nursery for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Romsey Primary School & Nursery's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 50% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Romsey Primary School & Nursery?

Romsey Primary School & Nursery is at Mercer Way, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 7PH.