Hart Plain Junior School, Waterlooville
Hart Plain Junior School is a primary school for pupils aged 7 to 11 in Waterlooville. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in February 2020. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in June 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 12th-highest of the 14 schools in Waterlooville with published results, and 12,330th of 14,452 across England. It was 87% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2020)
- Capacity
- 87% full
- Attendance
- In line with England
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Hart Plain Junior School in detail
Hart Plain Junior School in its own words
The school runs after-school care.
Coming up: an open evening on Wednesday 18 November 2026 at 3.30pm. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Hampshire
Wraparound care (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 65% of Year 6 pupils at Hart Plain Junior School reached the expected standard in reading and 61% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 75% in Hampshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 52% in reading and 40% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Hart Plain Junior School
Across Hampshire, 93% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Hampshire lodged 254 appeals against primary school offers; 146 reached a hearing and 8 succeeded (5.5% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Hart Plain Junior School are Hart Plain Infant School (under 0.1 miles, Good); Padnell Infant School (0.8 miles, Good); Queen's Inclosure Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 79% reading, 81% maths); and Padnell Junior School (0.8 miles, Good, 81% reading, 86% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Hart Plain Junior School.
Hart Plain Infant SchoolPadnell Infant SchoolQueen's Inclosure Primary SchoolPadnell Junior School
What parents say
35 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Hart Plain Junior School (as of September 2025): 60% would recommend the school, 74% say their child is happy there and 43% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (86%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (43%).
Who goes there
51.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 12.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 58 pupils (32.4%) received SEN support and 13 (7.3%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Bedhampton Rail Station, about 3 miles away in a straight line.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Rainbow (near), 120 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Hart Plain Junior School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 231 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, Hart Plain Junior School issued 40 suspensions, 19 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Hart Plain Junior School are The Cowplain School (0.3 miles) and Horndean Technology College (1.8 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
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 GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoThis judgement is from February 2020, 6 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's June 2025 inspection report.
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, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 52% to 65% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 40% to 61% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 67% to 74% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
19.9
Avg class size
19.9
KS2
9
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Hart Plain Junior School
Newsletter 28 - 13.07.2026
13 Jul 2026
Newsletter 27 - 26.06.2026
26 Jun 2026
Newsletter 26 - 12.06.2026
12 Jun 2026
Newsletter 25 - 22.05.2026
22 May 2026
Newsletter 24 - 15.05.2026
15 May 2026
Newsletter 23 - 01.05.2026
1 May 2026
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Social & online
Keep up with Hart Plain Junior School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Hart Plain Junior School.
- Active8 Minds Hart Plain Wraparound CareAt the school · Not yet graded
- CM Sports After School ClubAt the school · Not yet graded
- ActiveMe 360 CIC @ Hart Plain Infant SchoolAt the school · Not yet graded
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Hart Plain Junior School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Hart Plain Junior School is in Hampshire; for families living there:
Apply to Hampshire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 16
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 6
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 16 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 10 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
5 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.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
87%
Available places
208 pupils
240 places
32 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Waterlooville
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Waterlooville
Across Hampshire council
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.
Inspection History(12)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
58
SEN Support
13
EHC Plans
39.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
179
Total Pupils
91
Boys
88
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
12
Teachers
14.9:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£47,869
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,055
Per pupil
£1490k
Total funding
£155k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.2%
Overall absence
12.6%
Persistent absence
222
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Hart Plain Junior School
Questions parents ask about Hart Plain Junior School
What are SATs results like at Hart Plain Junior School?
Of the pupils at Hart Plain Junior School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 65% reached the expected standard in reading and 61% did so in maths.
What is Hart Plain Junior School's Ofsted rating?
Hart Plain Junior School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in June 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in February 2020, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Hart Plain Junior School?
No fixed boundary. When Hart Plain Junior School is oversubscribed, Hampshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Hart Plain Junior School?
Hart Plain Junior School was not full in 2025: it ran at 87% of its 240 places.
How big are the classes at Hart Plain Junior School?
Classes at Hart Plain Junior School average 19.9 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Hart Plain Junior School?
Hart Plain Junior School has around 179 pupils on roll. 51% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Hart Plain Junior School?
5.2% of sessions were missed at Hart Plain Junior School in 2024/25. 12.6% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Hart Plain Junior School?
Apply through Hampshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Hart Plain Junior School on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
Does Hart Plain Junior School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 3 out-of-school clubs at the school: Active8 Minds Hart Plain Wraparound Care (registered, not yet graded), CM Sports After School Club (registered, not yet graded) and ActiveMe 360 CIC @ Hart Plain Infant School (registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Hart Plain Junior School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 16 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 10 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 5 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 Hart Plain Junior School?
Hart Plain Junior School is at Hart Plain Avenue, Cowplain, Waterlooville, Hampshire, PO8 8SA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)