Front Lawn Primary Academy

Front Lawn Primary Academy has showcased exceptional performance across various domains, achieving an overall effectiveness rating of Outstanding. The leadership fosters a highly ambitious environment where pupils are encouraged to excel academically and personally. With a clear vision, the school provides an inclusive curriculum that caters to all students, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities. The strong emphasis on character development, behaviour management, and well-being contributes significantly to a positive school culture where pupils thrive and are well-prepared for future challenges. The school has made notable strides since its last inspection, which rated it as Good. Parents and carers express high levels of satisfaction, with the vast majority recommending the school. Enrichment opportunities, such as educational trips and extracurricular activities, further enhance pupils' learning experiences. Despite these strengths, the school maintains an ongoing commitment to fostering improvement and excellence in all areas.

Strengths

• Exceptional pupil achievement across all subjects.
• Strong relationships between staff and pupils.
• Inclusive curriculum designed for all learners, including those with SEND.
• Highly effective phonics program leading to strong reading skills.
• Robust personal development curriculum that promotes citizenship.
• Positive behaviour management and high attendance rates.
• Considerable parental satisfaction and support.

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 Front Lawn Primary Academy attended 91.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 25.3% 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, 1.6% of pupils at Front Lawn Primary Academy 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 Front Lawn Primary Academy had 18.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 19.8% 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, 17.0% of pupils at Front Lawn Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.4% 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 2024–25 Front Lawn Primary Academy received £8,706 and spent £8,449 for each of its 415 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £186,000 (£449 per pupil).

Across all 45 schools of The Kemnal Academies Trust, income was £8,501 and spending £8,452 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Havant · Hampshire local authority: places and applications

Front Lawn Primary Academy is part of The Kemnal Academies Trust, which runs 45 schools. The nearest others:

• Havant Academy Havant
• Miltoncross Academy Portsmouth
• Bridgemary School Gosport
• Chichester High School Chichester
• Portfield Primary Academy West Sussex
• Tangmere Primary Academy Chichester
• The Academy, Selsey Chichester
• Seal Primary Academy Selsey
• Weyfield Primary Academy Guildford
• The Bewbush Academy Crawley

What is Front Lawn Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Front Lawn Primary Academy is Outstanding, from an inspection in June 2023.

When was Front Lawn Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Front Lawn Primary Academy was last inspected in June 2023.

How many pupils does Front Lawn Primary Academy have?

Front Lawn Primary Academy has 447 pupils on roll.

What age range does Front Lawn Primary Academy cover?

Front Lawn Primary Academy for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Front Lawn Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 82% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Front Lawn Primary Academy?

Front Lawn Primary Academy is at Broadmere Avenue, Leigh Park, Havant, Hampshire, PO9 5HX.