Woodcroft Primary is a primary school located in Waterlooville. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 01/03/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.8%, which is 1.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: 37 Woodcroft Lane, Waterlooville, PO8 9QD
Website: http://www.woodcroftprimary.co.uk/
Telephone: 02392593939
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hampshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Barry Fanning
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 135529

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 01/03/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 177
Number of Boys: 85
Number of Girls: 92

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -3.3 Confidence interval -5.6 to -0.9
Writing
Average: -1.2 Confidence interval -3.4 to 0.9
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.9 Confidence interval -6 to -1.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:26%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:4%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:100
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:100
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Woodcroft Primary
37 Woodcroft Lane , PO8 9QD 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Hart Plain Infant School
Hart Plain Avenue , Cowplain PO8 8RZ 		3out of 4 1,492 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Padnell Infant School
Padnell Avenue , Cowplain PO8 8DS 		3out of 4 1,547 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Padnell Junior School
Padnell Road , Cowplain PO8 8EA 		3out of 4 1,558 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Hart Plain Junior School
Hart Plain Avenue , Cowplain PO8 8SA 		3out of 4 1,590 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Cowplain School
Hart Plain Avenue , Cowplain PO8 8RY 		3out of 4 1,447 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Horndean Technology College
Barton Cross , Horndean PO8 9PQ 		3out of 4 1,783 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Rachel Madocks School
Eagle Avenue , Cowplain PO8 9XP 		3out of 4 863 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Jubilee School
84-86 Jubilee Road , PO7 7RE 		- not rated 2,219 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Kingscourt School
Catherington House , 182 Five Heads Road PO8 9NJ 		- not rated 2,265 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The Waterloo School
Warfield Avenue , PO7 7JJ 		3out of 4 3,100 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

↑