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Front Lawn Primary Academy, Havant

Outstanding
Primary
Academy sponsor led
Mixed
Ages 2–11

Front Lawn Primary Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Havant, part of The Kemnal Academies Trust. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in April 2023. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the highest of the 10 schools in Havant with published results, and 2,457th of 14,452 across England. It was 91% full in 2025.

SATs results
Above England average
Ofsted
Outstanding (2023)
Demand
Oversubscribed
Attendance
Below England average
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Hampshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Front Lawn Primary Academy in detail

Results

In 2025, 89% of Year 6 pupils at Front Lawn Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 86% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 75% in Hampshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 92% in reading and 89% in maths in 2024.

Getting a place at Front Lawn Primary Academy

For September 2026 entry, 65 families put Front Lawn Primary Academy as their first choice and 97 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 6 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at Front Lawn Primary Academy

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Front Lawn Primary Academy are Sharps Copse Primary and Nursery School (0.5 miles, Good, 74% reading, 74% maths); Riders Infant School (0.6 miles, Requires improvement); Riders Junior School (0.6 miles, Requires improvement, 45% reading, 48% maths); and St Alban's Church of England Aided Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 70% reading, 73% maths).

Front Lawn Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.

Sharps Copse Primary and Nursery SchoolRiders Infant SchoolRiders Junior SchoolSt Alban's Church of England Aided Primary School

The trust

Front Lawn Primary Academy is one of 45 schools run by The Kemnal Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 71% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

All 45 schools in The Kemnal Academies Trust

Who goes there

61.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 7.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

Staffing

Front Lawn Primary Academy had 27 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Havant Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is High Lawn Way (adjacent), 360 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Front Lawn Primary Academy stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 294 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.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Front Lawn Primary Academy issued 9 suspensions, 2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Front Lawn Primary Academy are Havant Academy (0.6 miles), Park Community School (1 mile) and Warblington School (1.2 miles).

Havant AcademyPark Community SchoolWarblington School

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Likely (~393m)Possible (~561m)Unlikely (~729m)

Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Amanda Grant
Pupils:447
LA:Hampshire
Phone:02392475904
Address:Broadmere Avenue, Leigh Park, Havant, PO9 5HX
Trust:THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST (45 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 April 2013

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 4 years ago
Outstanding

Overall

Outstanding

Quality of Education

Outstanding

Behaviour & Attitudes

Outstanding

Personal Development

Outstanding

Leadership & Management

Outstanding

Early Years

Inspected 25 April 2023View full report
URN:139273
UKPRN:10040581
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Havant
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Outstanding at its April 2023 inspection.

Rated Outstanding for

Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.

At a Glance

61.3%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-3ppMaths-3ppWriting+6pp

Reading has remained stable at around 89% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 86% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 85% to 91% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

25.8

Avg class size

25.0

Infant (KS1)

28.7

KS2

12

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Before and after school care

Front Lawn Primary Academy is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Hampshire

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Front Lawn Primary Academy.

  • Freedom School Holidays700m away · Not yet graded

Getting There

Bus Stops

High Lawn Way (adj)
356m · 6 min walk
Littleton Grove (W-bound)
390m · 6 min walk
Knightwood Avenue (S-bound)
440m · 7 min walk
Forestside Avenue (NW-bound)
451m · 7 min walk
Witchampton Close (opp)
478m · 8 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
15
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Children hurt
1

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 15 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 14 slight.

1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.

0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Hampshire is 9 (the median across 617 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Your chances of a place at Front Lawn Primary Academy

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Your home postcode, set against Front Lawn Primary Academy's admissions figures, in one report saved to your account.

What the report includes for Front Lawn Primary Academy:

  • The straight-line distance from your home to Front Lawn Primary Academy.
  • We hold no last distance offered figures from Hampshire, so the report covers demand, alternatives and dates.
  • Applications, first choices and offers at Front Lawn Primary Academy for 2014 to 2026 entry.
  • How many families in Hampshire got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
  • The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
  • Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

91%

Near capacity

382 pupils

420 places

38 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Havant

High pressure
New homes approved:683
Projected new pupils:171

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Havant

Across Hampshire council

Low demand council-wide0.83 applications per place

Places available

15,642

Applications

12,982

Got 1st preference

93.4%

Got preferred school

98.9%

All primary applications across Hampshire council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Oversubscribed

Inspection History(3)

25 April 2023
OutstandingReport
Quality of EducationOutstanding
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
Early YearsOutstanding
21 November 2018
26 February 2015
Leadership & ManagementGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

76

SEN Support

15

EHC Plans

20.4%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Moderate Learning Difficulty27
Social, Emotional & Mental Health19
Speech, Language & Communication19
Autistic Spectrum Disorder14
Specific Learning Difficulty9
Multi-Sensory Impairment2
Hearing Impairment1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
87.5%
Asian
2.2%
Black
1.1%
Mixed
4.5%
Other
0.4%
Unclassified
0.2%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals61.3%
English as Additional Language7.4%

447

Total Pupils

211

Boys

236

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

27

Teachers

16.6:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£44,273

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£6,621

Per pupil

£3062k

Total funding

£392k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£559,922
EAL funding£4,795
Lump sum£146,274

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

8.7%

Overall absence

25.3%

Persistent absence

359

Enrolments

Authorised5.4%
Unauthorised3.2%
Persistent (10%+)25.3%
Severe (50%+)3.1%

Absence trend

5.0%
18/19
4.7%
20/21
7.5%
21/22
8.0%
22/23
7.2%
23/24
8.7%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Front Lawn Primary Academy

What are SATs results like at Front Lawn Primary Academy?

Of the pupils at Front Lawn Primary Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 89% reached the expected standard in reading and 86% did so in maths.

What is Front Lawn Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

Front Lawn Primary Academy was rated Outstanding at its most recent Ofsted inspection in April 2023. At its previous graded inspection in 2015 it was rated Good.

What is the catchment area for Front Lawn Primary Academy?

No fixed boundary. When Front Lawn Primary Academy is oversubscribed, Hampshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Front Lawn Primary Academy?

Front Lawn Primary Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 91% of its 420 places.

How big are the classes at Front Lawn Primary Academy?

Classes at Front Lawn Primary Academy average 25.8 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Front Lawn Primary Academy?

Front Lawn Primary Academy has around 447 pupils on roll. 61% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Front Lawn Primary Academy?

8.7% of sessions were missed at Front Lawn Primary Academy in 2024/25. 25.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Front Lawn Primary Academy?

Apply through Hampshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Front Lawn Primary Academy on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

Does Front Lawn Primary Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Front Lawn Primary Academy is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Front Lawn Primary Academy: Freedom School Holidays (700m away, registered, not yet graded).

How many road collisions happen near Front Lawn Primary Academy?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 15 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 14 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Hampshire is 9 (the median across 617 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Front Lawn Primary Academy?

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

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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