Romsey Abbey Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Romsey, Hampshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Hampshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2019–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Romsey Abbey Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Romsey, Hampshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 8 January 2025. Hampshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
Romsey Abbey 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| 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 2024/25, 61% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 12% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The 2024/25 figure of 61% was the 2nd lowest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Hampshire that have results.
- Reception 2026 drew 30 first-choice applications for 29 offers; 29 offers went to first-choice families, and 1 first-choice family (3%) was not offered a place.
- Of its pupils, 33.3% are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 14.6% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Hampshire.
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
- Church Lane, Romsey, SO51 8EP
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Hampshire
- Pupils on roll
- 201 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 33.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 8 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are incredibly proud of their school.”
- “They feel happy and safe as they develop strong relationships with the kind and caring staff.”
- “Pupils live up to the high expectations set for their learning and behaviour and achieve well across the curriculum.”
To improve
- “However, there are occasions when activities in lessons do not always contribute well to pupils’ learning.”
- “This means that, at these times, pupils do not achieve as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 February 2025 (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) | 61% | 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: 30 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 29 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.
- Romsey Primary School & Nursery 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Cupernham Infant School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Cupernham Junior School 1.2 mi School remains Good
- Halterworth Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Awbridge Primary School 2.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Braishfield Primary School 2.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Wellow Primary School 2.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- North Baddesley Junior School 3.0 mi School remains Good