Wickham Church of England Primary School
Buddens Road, Fareham, PO17 5HU
300 pupils · 95% of 315 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Free school meals
- 21.3%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 10 March 2026, published 13 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 43% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 4% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.76 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 45 | 34 | 59 | 35 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 44 | 45 | 66 | 44 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 43 | 52 | 70 | 43 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 45 | 47 | 71 | 45 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 29 | 29 | 40 | 29 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 31 | 28 | 41 | 31 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 33 | 30 | 42 | 32 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 42 | 40 | 58 | 42 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School 3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Newtown Soberton Infant School 4.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Orchard Lea Junior School 4.4 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Orchard Lea Infant School 4.5 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Uplands Primary School 4.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Swanmore Church of England Aided Primary School 4.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.