Castle Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Fareham, Hampshire
Castle Primary School is a primary school in Fareham, Hampshire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 12 March 2024. Hampshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Castle Street, Portchester, Fareham, PO16 9QQ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Hampshire
- Pupils on roll
- 384 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 12 March 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils delight in coming to school.”
- “The reliable routines pupils follow from early years onwards support them to feel confident, happy and willing to take on challenges in lessons.”
- “Pupils work hard to meet the staff’s high expectations for them to achieve well.”
To improve
- “However, while the impact of curriculum changes on the achievement of the majority of pupils are notable across the school, some of the most disadvantaged are not yet achieving as highly as they could.”
- “Teaching is not adapted as well as it could be to meet these pupils’ needs.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 April 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 68% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 41 first-preference applications, 48 offers in total, 41 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2019 to 2026, as Hampshire published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hampshire.
- Northern Infant School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Northern Junior School 0.8 mi Good
- Red Barn Community Primary School 0.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Wicor Primary School 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Elson Infant School 2.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Elson Junior School 2.4 mi Good
- Bedenham Primary School 2.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- King's Academy Rowner 2.7 mi Good