Wickham Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Fareham, Hampshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
4.07 miles
Published by Hampshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2019–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Wickham Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Fareham, Hampshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Hampshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
Wickham Church of England Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 4.07 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last Reception place went to a child living 4.07 miles away, the 14th longest of 88 Hampshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- That 2026 Reception distance was further than in 2025 and 2023, and was the longest of the 4 years with a published distance.
- Reception 2026 had 34 first-choice applications for 45 offers (0.8 per offer), the 9th lowest of 320 Hampshire primary schools; every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 43% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 4% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hampshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Buddens Road, Wickham, Fareham, PO17 5HU
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Hampshire
- Pupils on roll
- 300 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 10 March 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are part of a warm and nurturing community where they feel safe, valued and well supported.”
- “From early years and throughout the school, the start of the school day is calm and purposeful.”
- “Many pupils benefit from breakfast club and ‘bus club’, which help them arrive settled, fed and ready to learn.”
To improve
- “Leaders should continue to embed strategies to help all pupils achieve their best possible outcomes, raising the proportion of pupils achieving higher standards.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 May 2026 (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) | 43% | 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: 34 first-preference applications, 45 offers in total, 34 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hampshire.
- St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School 1.9 mi Good
- Newtown Soberton Infant School 2.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Orchard Lea Junior School 2.7 mi Good
- Orchard Lea Infant School 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Uplands Primary School 2.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Swanmore Church of England Aided Primary School 2.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Curdridge Primary School 3.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Columba CE Primary School 3.1 mi Good Last distance published