Best Schools in Fareham

How many schools are there in Fareham?

Fareham has 42 open schools: 27 state primary, 5 state secondary or all-through, 3 independent, 6 special and 1 other.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Fareham are rated Outstanding?

8 schools in Fareham were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Whiteley Primary School, Light Years School, Kingsgate School, Red Barn Community Primary School, Harrison Primary School and 3 more. Counting Good as well, 92% of the 37 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Whiteley Primary SchoolLight Years SchoolKingsgate SchoolRed Barn Community Primary SchoolHarrison Primary School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Fareham get the best GCSE results?

Of the 6 schools in Fareham with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Cams Hill School, with an Attainment 8 score of 51 and 57% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Crofton School, with an Attainment 8 score of 45.5 and 42% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Portchester Community School, with an Attainment 8 score of 41.3 and 29% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Cams Hill SchoolCrofton SchoolPortchester Community School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Fareham have the best SATs results?

Of the 20 primary schools in Fareham with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Crofton Hammond Junior School (84% in reading, 93% in maths); Harrison Primary School (87% in reading, 90% in maths); and St Anthony's Catholic Primary School (88% in reading, 85% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Crofton Hammond Junior SchoolHarrison Primary SchoolSt Anthony's Catholic Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Fareham?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Fareham selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Fareham have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Fareham have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Hampshire allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Fareham?

Apply to Hampshire through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.