Barncroft Primary School, Havant

In its own words: "All the staff at Barncroft Primary are committed to giving the children here the very best learning opportunities; we all want to do our best for the children. We want your child to be a motivated and enthusiastic learner who will be brave when learning; never afraid to try new things."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include swimming and forest school.

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care, from £1.50 per day.

In 2025, 72% of Year 6 pupils at Barncroft Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 68% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 75% in Hampshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (69% in reading, 75% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 46 families put Barncroft Primary School as their first choice and 93 named it as one of their preferences, for 52 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Barncroft Primary School are St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Havant (0.3 miles, Good, 76% reading, 62% maths); Bidbury Infant School (0.4 miles, Outstanding); Bidbury Junior School (0.4 miles, Good, 67% reading, 60% maths); and Trosnant Junior School (0.6 miles, Good, 59% reading, 61% maths).

Barncroft Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.

45 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Barncroft Primary School (as of September 2025): 71% would recommend the school, 87% say their child is happy there and 39% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child does well at the school (89%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (39%).

42.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 4.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 94 pupils (21.6%) received SEN support and 23 (5.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Bedhampton Rail Station, about 1000 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Barncroft School (n-bound), 80 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 346 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Hampshire (72), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Barncroft Primary School issued 31 suspensions, 7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Barncroft Primary School are Park Community School (0.5 miles), Oaklands Catholic School (1 mile), Crookhorn College (1.1 miles) and Warblington School (1.5 miles).