Hart Plain Junior School, Waterlooville
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Hart Plain Junior School excels at creating a caring environment where pupils feel safe and valued. The school has made strong improvements in mathematics teaching and provides excellent personal development opportunities through visits to local sites and practical life skills training. Pupils benefit from consistent behaviour support that helps them become confident, respectful learners.
Key Strengths
- Strong pastoral support and consistent behaviour management create a calm, purposeful school environment
- Pupils learn important life and safety skills including online safety, road safety, and water safety
- Mathematics and science teaching is effective with well-sequenced curriculum and good pupil progress
- Personal development is a strength - pupils learn about diversity, British values, and practical life skills
- Pupils feel valued and have genuine input into school decisions
Areas for Improvement
- Too many pupils, including disadvantaged pupils, cannot read well enough for their age - phonics teaching is not delivered effectively enough
- Most subjects lack clearly defined and sequenced curriculum content, leaving teachers unclear about what to teach and when
- Teachers lack consistent subject expertise across many subjects, resulting in pupils not developing secure understanding
- Struggling early readers do not receive effective support or appropriate reading materials matched to their learning needs
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with clear priorities on keeping pupils safe, including online safety and community safety skills.
Extracurricular Activities
Swimming programme, visits to local places of interest including ancient farms and forts, environmental centre visits
Hart Plain Junior School is a junior school where pupils benefit from strong pastoral support and good behaviour, but the quality of education requires improvement due to inconsistent teaching across subjects and gaps in reading progress.
At a Glance
51.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
35 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 52% to 65%. Maths has improved from 40% to 61%. Writing has improved from 67% to 74%.
Class Sizes
26.4
Avg class size
26.4
KS2
8
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
75%
Available places
179 pupils
240 capacity
61 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Waterlooville
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Waterlooville
Admissions Demand - Hampshire
Places available
15,583
Applications
13,385
Got 1st preference
92.3%
Got preferred school
98.7%
Primary admissions across Hampshire (2025/26)
Inspection History(12)
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.24594%
Overall absence
12.61261%
Persistent absence
222
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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