Best Schools in Romsey

How many schools are there in Romsey?

Romsey has 14 open schools: 9 state primary, 2 state secondary or all-through, 2 independent and 1 special.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Romsey are rated Outstanding?

1 school in Romsey was rated Outstanding at its most recent graded Ofsted inspection: St Edward's School. Counting Good as well, 100% of the 11 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.

St Edward's School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Romsey get the best GCSE results?

Of the 2 schools in Romsey with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at The Mountbatten School, with an Attainment 8 score of 50.6 and 51% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and The Romsey School, with an Attainment 8 score of 44.8 and 45% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

The Mountbatten SchoolThe Romsey School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Romsey have the best SATs results?

Of the 8 primary schools in Romsey with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Lockerley Church of England Endowed Primary School (80% in reading, 100% in maths); Awbridge Primary School (75% in reading, 100% in maths); and Wellow Primary School (81% in reading, 84% 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.

Lockerley Church of England Endowed Primary SchoolAwbridge Primary SchoolWellow Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Romsey?

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

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Romsey have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Romsey 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 Romsey?

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.