Schools in Romsey
Hampshire · 14 schools
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Schools in Romsey (14)
- St Edward's School
Special · Ages 9-18 · Independent · SO51 6ZR
Ofsted: Outstanding (2025)Attainment 8: 6.4 (2026) - Lockerley Church of England Endowed Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · SO51 0JG
Ofsted: Good (2011)New report cardKS2: 90% expected (2025) - Romsey Abbey Church of England Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · SO51 8EP
Ofsted: Good (2019)KS2: 79% expected (2025)97% of first choices got in - Romsey Primary School & Nursery
Primary · Ages 3-11 · SO51 7PH
Ofsted: Good (2024)KS2: 74% expected (2025) - The Mountbatten School
Secondary · Ages 11-16 · SO51 5SY
Ofsted: Good (2015)Attainment 8: 50.6 (2026)92% of first choices got in - The Romsey School
Secondary · Ages 11-16 · SO51 8ZB
Ofsted: Good (2017)Attainment 8: 44.8 (2026)95% of first choices got in - Wellow Primary School
Primary · Ages 2-11 · SO51 6BG
KS2: 83% expected (2025)85% of first choices got in
By type:Primary schools in Romsey (9)Secondary schools in Romsey (2)Prep schools in Romsey (1)Special schools in Romsey (1)All-through schools in Romsey (1)
14
9 primary · 2 secondary
5,788
93% capacity used
3
0 outstanding · 3 good
6,241
453 spare places
Ofsted Ratings
Best Schools in Romsey
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Best Schools in Hampshire
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Area Performance (2026)
Attainment 8
38.1
GCSE Eng+Maths
24.0%
School Capacity & Demand
Housing Growth Detected
598 new homes approved nearby. This could generate an estimated +150 primary and +108 secondary pupils.
Source: MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years)
Primary Schools
90% occupied · 221 spare places
Secondary Schools
102% occupied · 53 over capacity
Questions parents ask about schools in Romsey
How many schools are there in Romsey?
Romsey has 14 open schools: 9 state primary, 2 state secondary or all-through, 2 independent and 1 special.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Which schools in Romsey are rated Outstanding?
1 school in Romsey was rated Outstanding at its most recent graded Ofsted inspection: St Edward's School. Counting Good as well, 100% of the 11 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.
Source: Ofsted
Which secondary schools in Romsey get the best GCSE results?
Of the 2 schools in Romsey with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at The Mountbatten School, with an Attainment 8 score of 50.6 and 51% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and The Romsey School, with an Attainment 8 score of 44.8 and 45% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.
The Mountbatten SchoolThe Romsey School
Source: DfE school performance data
Which primary schools in Romsey have the best SATs results?
Of the 8 primary schools in Romsey with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Lockerley Church of England Endowed Primary School (80% in reading, 100% in maths); Awbridge Primary School (75% in reading, 100% in maths); and Wellow Primary School (81% in reading, 84% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.
Lockerley Church of England Endowed Primary SchoolAwbridge Primary SchoolWellow Primary School
Source: DfE school performance data
Are there grammar schools in Romsey?
No. None of the state secondary schools in Romsey selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Do schools in Romsey have catchment areas?
Most state schools in Romsey have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Hampshire allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.
How do I apply for a school place in Romsey?
Apply to Hampshire through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.