St Columba CE Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 4–11 · Fareham, Hampshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Hampshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2020–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Columba CE Primary School is a primary school in Fareham, Hampshire for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 4 June 2024. Hampshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
St Columba CE 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 |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 80% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 2024/25 figure of 80% was the highest of 6 schools: this one and the 5 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Hampshire that have results.
- For Reception 2026 there were 15 first-choice applications for 15 offers, and every applicant was offered a place.
- 39% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, with 14.3 pupils per teacher; the middle figures across the 8 nearest primary schools in Hampshire are 21.8% and 20.5.
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
- Tewkesbury Avenue, Fareham, PO15 6LL
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Hampshire
- Pupils on roll
- 100 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 39% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 4 June 2024
Strengths
- “The school is now in safe hands and is going from strength to strength in ‘growing futures, rooted in love, hope and respect.”
- “Parents have noticed the many positive changes in this very caring school.”
- “The school’s rule of ‘be ready, respectful and safe’ is understood by all.”
To improve
- “There has been much turbulence in senior leadership over the past few years.”
- “However, progress in writing and maths was significantly below average.”
- “This was due, in part, to a legacy of weaker teaching, assessment and curriculum design in the past.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 1 July 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) | 80% | 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: 15 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 15 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.
- Orchard Lea Infant School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Orchard Lea Junior School 0.5 mi Good
- Ranvilles Infant School 0.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Ranvilles Junior School 0.9 mi Standards maintained
- St Jude's Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Uplands Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Wallisdean Infant School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Titchfield Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published