Havant Academy, Havant
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data. Admissions policy: Non-selective
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
The school is making genuine efforts to turn things around with a strengthened leadership team and clear focus on improving reading and behaviour. Staff are receiving targeted training and feel invested in the school's improvement. The school has successfully made lessons calmer and is building more positive relationships with pupils.
Key Strengths
- Reading support is a strong focus with trained staff delivering frequent sessions to help weaker readers catch up
- School has reset behaviour expectations with new values ('ready, respectful, safe') and lessons are calmer than previously
- Leadership team has been strengthened with support from the trust and external advisors to drive improvement
Areas for Improvement
- When staff identify gaps in pupils' knowledge during lessons, these are not addressed quickly enough
- Support for pupils with SEND needs to improve - staff do not know pupils' needs well enough and do not use adaptive learning strategies consistently
- Too many pupils have poor attendance and punctuality, missing important learning at the start of the day
- Suspensions remain high, particularly for pupils with SEND, though numbers are gradually declining
- Pupil behaviour expectations are not yet fully embedded across the school
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective. The school has addressed previous weaknesses and created a new safeguarding hub to strengthen how staff work together to keep pupils safe.
Havant Academy is currently in special measures following a February 2025 inspection. The school has made some progress with new leadership and staff, but significant work remains to improve pupil achievement, behaviour, and attendance.
At a Glance
64.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
84 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Class Sizes
20.6
Avg class size
25
Total classes
3 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
72%
Available places
505 pupils
700 capacity
195 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Havant
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Havant
Admissions Demand - Hampshire
Places available
15,423
Applications
14,221
Got 1st preference
90.9%
Got preferred school
97.7%
Secondary admissions across Hampshire (2025/26)
Inspection History(11)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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Teachers & Staff
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
10.72821%
Overall absence
31.82609%
Persistent absence
575
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Havant Academy
Rowlands Castle St John's Church of England Controlled Primary School
Sharps Copse Primary and Nursery School
Front Lawn Primary Academy
St Alban's Church of England Aided Primary School
Riders Infant School
Riders Junior School
Warren Park Primary School
Trosnant Junior School
Trosnant Infant School
Barncroft Primary School
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