Berewood Primary School

Berewood Primary School continues to be classified as a good school, demonstrating a strong and supportive learning environment where pupils feel safe and motivated. The school promotes a positive community atmosphere, encouraging students to take pride in their education and be excited about learning. Although there are areas where teaching practices, particularly in phonics, could be improved for consistency, leaders are actively monitoring and providing necessary support for staff. The curriculum is well-structured and designed to meet the needs of all pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), further enhancing the school's overall performance.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and proud to be part of the Berewood community.
• Leaders prioritize effective reading strategies from early years.
• The curriculum is ambitious and well-planned for all pupils.
• Teachers exhibit strong subject knowledge and adapt lessons to meet pupil needs.
• Positive relationships exist between staff and pupils, fostering a respectful culture.
• The school provides numerous enriching activities that enhance curriculum learning.
• Staff are overwhelmingly positive about the support they receive from school leaders.

Areas for Improvement

• Variability in the teaching of phonics affects reading support.
• Teachers sometimes do not address pupils' misconceptions quickly enough.

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 Berewood Primary School attended 94.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.1% 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, 2.2% of pupils at Berewood Primary School 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 Berewood Primary School had 20.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.0% 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, 16.9% of pupils at Berewood Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.3% 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 2024–25 Berewood Primary School received £6,644 and spent £6,933 for each of its 415 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £170,000 (£409 per pupil).

Across all 16 schools of University of Chichester (Multi) Academy Trust, income was £7,095 and spending £7,150 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 Waterlooville · Hampshire local authority: places and applications

Berewood Primary School is part of University of Chichester (Multi) Academy Trust, which runs 17 schools. The nearest others:

• Newlands Primary Academy Waterlooville
• Court Lane Infant Academy Portsmouth
• Court Lane Junior Academy Portsmouth
• Highbury Primary School Portsmouth
• Stamshaw Junior School Portsmouth
• Stamshaw Infant Academy Portsmouth
• The Flying Bull Academy Portsmouth
• Langstone Primary Academy Portsmouth
• Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery Portsmouth
• Kingsham Primary School Chichester

What is Berewood Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Berewood Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was Berewood Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Berewood Primary School was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does Berewood Primary School have?

Berewood Primary School has 414 pupils on roll.

What age range does Berewood Primary School cover?

Berewood Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Berewood Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

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

Where is Berewood Primary School?

Berewood Primary School is at Kentidge Way, Waterlooville, Hampshire, PO7 3BE.