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Children in Hampshire
How children here are doing, from the 2-year check to the end of primary school, set against England as a whole.
Health and early years
At a glance
| Measure | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|
| On track in all five areas at the 2 to 2½ year review 2024/25 higher | 84.7% | 81.4% |
| Good level of development at the end of Reception 2024/25 higher | 71.9% | 68.3% |
| Phonics check met in Year 1 2024/25 higher | 80.8% | 79.8% |
| Reception children living with obesity 2024/25 lower | 9.3% | 10.5% |
| Year 6 children living with obesity 2024/25 lower | 18.9% | 22.2% |
| MMR first dose by age 2 2024/25 higher | 94.5% | 88.9% |
| MMR two doses by age 5 2024/25 higher | 91.8% | 83.7% |
| Primary pupils persistently absent 2024/25 lower | 10.0% | 13.0% |
| Children in relative low-income families (under 16) 2024/25 lower | 11.3% | 19.8% |
“Higher” or “lower” means the difference from England is bigger than the margin of error; “similar” means it isn’t. These are figures for all children in the council area, not for any one school or child.
End of primary school
Year 6 reading, writing and maths
| Year | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 68% | 65% |
| 2021/22 | 60% | 59% |
| 2022/23 | 61% | 60% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 61% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 63% |
| 2025/26 | 63% | 63% |
Share of pupils in state-funded schools meeting the expected standard in all three. 2025/26 figures are provisional. There were no tests in 2019/20 or 2020/21.
Schools
Primary schools in Hampshire
427 schools
- Abbotswood Junior School Southampton
- Abbotts Ann Church of England Primary School Andover
- Alderwood School Aldershot
- All Saints Church of England Aided Junior School Fleet
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Winchester
- Alton Infant School Alton
- Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School Gosport
- Alver Valley Junior School Gosport
- Alverstoke Church of England Aided Junior School Gosport
- Alverstoke Community Infant and Pre-School Gosport
- Amport Church of England Primary School Andover
- Andover Church of England Primary School Andover
- Andrews' Endowed Church of England Primary School Alton
- Anstey Junior School Alton
- Anton Infant School Andover
- Anton Junior School Andover
- Appleshaw St Peter's CofE Primary School Andover
- Ashford Hill Primary School Thatcham
- Ashley Infant School New Milton
- Ashley Junior School New Milton
- Awbridge Primary School Romsey
- Balksbury Infant School Andover
- Balksbury Junior School Andover
- Barncroft Primary School Havant
- Bartley Church of England Junior School Southampton
- Barton Farm Primary Academy Winchester
- Barton Stacey Church of England Primary School Winchester
- Beaulieu Village Primary School Brockenhurst
- Bedenham Primary School Gosport
- Bentley Church of England Primary School Farnham
- Berewood Primary School Waterlooville
- Berrywood Primary School Southampton
- Bidbury Infant School Havant
- Bidbury Junior School Havant
- Binsted Church of England Primary School Alton
- Bishop's Waltham Junior School Southampton
- Bishops Waltham Infant School Southampton
- Bishopswood Infant School Tadley
- Bishopswood Junior School Tadley
- Blackfield Primary and Nursery School Southampton
- Boorley Park Botley
- Bordon Infant School Bordon
- Bordon Junior School Bordon
- Bosmere Junior School Havant
- Botley Church of England Controlled Primary School Southampton
- Braishfield Primary School Romsey
- Bramley Church of England Primary School Tadley
- Bransgore Church of England Primary School Christchurch
- Breamore Church of England Primary School Fordingbridge
- Brockenhurst Church of England Primary School & Pre-School Brockenhurst
- Brockhurst Primary School Gosport
- Broughton Primary School Stockbridge
- Burghclere Primary School Newbury
- Buriton Primary School Petersfield
- Burley Primary School Ringwood
- Burnham Copse Primary School Tadley
- Bursledon Church of England Infant School Southampton
- Bursledon Junior School(CA) Southampton
- Buryfields Infant School Hook
- Cadland Primary School Holbury
- Calmore Infant School Southampton
- Calmore Junior School Southampton
- Castle Hill Infant School BASINGSTOKE
- Castle Hill Primary School Basingstoke
- Castle Primary School Fareham
- Catherington Church of England Infant School Waterlooville
- Chalk Ridge Primary School Basingstoke
- Chandler's Ford Infant School Eastleigh
- Charles Kingsley's Church of England Primary School Hook
- Chawton Church of England Primary School Alton
- Cherbourg Primary School Eastleigh
- Cheriton Primary School Alresford
- Cherrywood Community Primary School Farnborough
- Chiltern Primary School Basingstoke
- Church Crookham Junior School Fleet
- Clanfield Junior School Waterlooville
- Clatford Church of England Primary School Andover
- Cliddesden Primary School Basingstoke
- Colden Common Primary School Eastleigh
- Compton All Saints Church of England Primary School Winchester
- Copythorne CofE Infant School Southampton
- Cornerstone CofE (VA) Primary School Fareham
- Cove Infant School Farnborough
- Cove Junior School Farnborough
- Cranford Park Church of England Primary School Yateley
- Crofton Anne Dale Infant School Fareham
- Crofton Anne Dale Junior School Fareham
- Crofton Hammond Infant School Fareham
- Crofton Hammond Junior School Fareham
- Crondall Primary School Farnham
- Crookham Church of England Aided Infant School Fleet
- Cupernham Infant School Romsey
- Cupernham Junior School Romsey
- Curdridge Primary School Southampton
- Denmead Infant School Waterlooville
- Denmead Junior School Waterlooville
- Dogmersfield Church of England Primary School Hook
- Droxford Junior School Southampton
- Durley Church of England Controlled Primary School Southampton
- East Meon Church of England Controlled Primary School Petersfield
- Ecchinswell and Sydmonton Church of England Primary School Newbury
- Eling Infant School and Nursery Southampton
- Elson Infant School Gosport
- Elson Junior School Gosport
- Elvetham Heath Primary School Fleet
- Emsworth Primary School Emsworth
- Endeavour Primary School Andover
- Fair Oak Infant School Eastleigh
- Fair Oak Junior School Eastleigh
- Fairfield Infant School Havant
- Fairfields Primary School Basingstoke
- Farnborough Grange Nursery & Infant Community School Farnborough
- Fawley Infant School Southampton
- Fleet Infant School Fleet
- Fordingbridge Infant School Fordingbridge
- Fordingbridge Junior School Fordingbridge
- Four Lanes Community Junior School Basingstoke
- Four Lanes Infant School Basingstoke
- Four Marks Church of England Primary School Alton
- Foxhills Infant School Southampton
- Foxhills Junior School Southampton
- Freegrounds Infant School Southampton
- Freegrounds Junior School Southampton
- Frogmore Infant School Camberley
- Frogmore Junior School Camberley
- Front Lawn Primary Academy Havant
- Froxfield Church of England Primary and Pre-School Petersfield
- Fryern Infant School Eastleigh
- Fryern Junior School Eastleigh
- Gomer Infant School Gosport
- Grange Community Junior School Farnborough
- Grange Infant School Gosport
- Grange Junior School Gosport
- Grateley Primary School Andover
- Grayshott Church of England Controlled Primary School Hindhead
- Great Binfields Primary School Basingstoke
- Greatham Primary School Liss
- Greenfields Junior School Hook
- Guillemont Junior School Farnborough
- Hale Primary School Fordingbridge
- Halterworth Primary School Romsey
- Hamble Primary School Southampton
- Hambledon Primary School Waterlooville
- Harestock Primary School Winchester
- Harrison Primary School Fareham
- Hart Plain Infant School Hants
- Hart Plain Junior School Waterlooville
- Haselworth Primary School Gosport
- Hatch Warren Infant School Basingstoke
- Hatch Warren Junior School Basingstoke
- Hawley Primary School Camberley
- Hazel Wood Infant School Southampton
- Heatherside Infant School Fleet
- Heatherside Junior School Fleet
- Herne Junior School Petersfield
- Hiltingbury Infant School Eastleigh
- Hiltingbury Junior School Eastleigh
- Holbrook Primary School Gosport
- Hook Infant School Hook
- Hook Junior School Hook
- Hook-With-Warsash Church of England Academy Southampton
- Hordle CofE (VA) Primary School Lymington
- Horndean Church of England Junior School Waterlooville
- Horndean Infant School Waterlooville
- Hounsome Fields Primary School Basingstoke
- Hurstbourne Tarrant Church of England Primary School Andover
- Hyde Church of England Primary School Fordingbridge
- Hythe Primary School Southampton
- Itchen Abbas Primary School Winchester
- John Keble Church of England Primary School Winchester
- Kempshott Infant School Basingstoke
- Kempshott Junior School Basingstoke
- Kimpton, Thruxton and Fyfield Church of England Primary School Andover
- King's Academy Gomer Gosport
- King's Academy Rowner Gosport
- King's Somborne Church of England Primary School Stockbridge
- Kings Copse Primary School Southampton
- Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery Basingstoke
- Kings Furlong Junior School Basingstoke
- Kings Worthy Primary School Winchester
- Kingsclere Church of England Primary School Newbury
- Knights Enham Nursery and Infant School Andover
- Knightwood Primary School Eastleigh
- Langrish Primary School Petersfield
- Lee-On-the-Solent Infant and Nursery School Lee-on-the-Solent
- Lee-on-the-Solent Junior School Lee-on-the-Solent
- Leesland Church of England Controlled Infant School Gosport
- Leesland Church of England Controlled Junior School Gosport
- Liphook Church of England Controlled Junior School Liphook
- Liphook Infant School Liphook
- Liss Infant School Liss
- Liss Junior School Liss
- Lockerley Church of England Endowed Primary School Romsey
- Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School Southampton
- Locks Heath Junior School Southampton
- Long Sutton Church of England Primary School Long Sutton
- Longparish Church of England Primary School Andover
- Lydlynch Infant School Southampton
- Lymington Church of England Infant School Lymington
- Lymington Junior School Lymington
- Manor Church of England Infant School Southampton
- Manor Field Infant School Basingstoke
- Manor Field Junior School Basingstoke
- Manor Infant School Farnborough
- Manor Junior School Farnborough
- Marchwood Church of England Infant School Southampton
- Marchwood Junior School Southampton
- Marlborough Infant School Aldershot
- Marnel Community Infant School Basingstoke
- Marnel Junior School Basingstoke
- Mayhill Junior School Hook
- Medstead Church of England Primary School Alton
- Mengham Infant School Hayling Island
- Mengham Junior School Hayling Island
- Meonstoke Church of England Infant School Southampton
- Merdon Junior School Eastleigh
- Merton Infant School Basingstoke
- Merton Junior School Basingstoke
- Micheldever CofE Primary School Winchester
- Milford-on-Sea Church of England Primary School Lymington
- Mill Hill Primary School Waterlooville
- Mill Rythe Infant School Hayling Island
- Mill Rythe Junior School Hayling Island
- Morelands Primary School Waterlooville
- Netley Abbey Infant School Southampton
- Netley Abbey Junior School Southampton
- Netley Marsh Church of England Infant School Southampton
- New Milton Infant School New Milton
- New Milton Junior School New Milton
- Newlands Primary Academy Waterlooville
- Newlands Primary School Yateley
- Newtown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Gosport
- Newtown Soberton Infant School Fareham
- Nightingale Primary School Eastleigh
- North Baddesley Infant School Southampton
- North Baddesley Junior School Southampton
- North Farnborough Infant School Farnborough
- North Waltham Primary School Basingstoke
- Northern Infant School Fareham
- Northern Junior School Fareham
- Norwood Primary & Pre-School Eastleigh
- Nursling Church of England Primary School Southampton
- Oakfield Academy Southampton
- Oakley Church of England Junior School Basingstoke
- Oakley Infant School Basingstoke
- Oakridge Infant School Basingstoke
- Oakridge Junior School Basingstoke
- Oakwood Infant School Hook
- Old Basing Infant School Basingstoke
- Oliver's Battery Primary and Nursery School Winchester
- Orchard Infant School Southampton
- Orchard Junior School Southampton
- Orchard Lea Infant School Fareham
- Orchard Lea Junior School Fareham
- Otterbourne Church of England Primary School Otterbourne, Winchester
- Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School - the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools Lymington
- Overton Church of England Primary School Basingstoke
- Owslebury Primary School Winchester
- Padnell Infant School Waterlooville
- Padnell Junior School Waterlooville
- Park Gate Primary School Southampton
- Park Primary School Aldershot
- Park View Primary School Basingstoke
- Parsonage Farm Nursery and Infant School Farnborough
- Peel Common Primary School Gosport
- Pennington Church of England Primary School Lymington
- Pennington Infant School CLOSED Lymington
- Petersfield Infant School Petersfield
- Petersgate Infant School Waterlooville
- Pilgrims' Cross CofE Aided Primary School Andover
- Pinewood Infant School Farnborough
- Portway Infant School Andover
- Portway Junior School Andover
- Potley Hill Primary School Yateley
- Poulner Infant School and Nursery Ringwood
- Poulner Junior School Ringwood
- Preston Candover Church of England Primary School Basingstoke
- Purbrook Infant School Waterlooville
- Purbrook Junior School Waterlooville
- Queen's Inclosure Primary School Waterlooville
- Ranvilles Infant School Fareham
- Ranvilles Junior School Fareham
- Red Barn Community Primary School Fareham
- Redlands Primary School Fareham
- Riders Infant School Havant
- Riders Junior School Havant
- Ringwood Church of England Infant School Ringwood
- Ringwood Junior School Ringwood
- Roman Way Primary School Andover
- Romsey Abbey Church of England Primary School Romsey
- Romsey Primary School & Nursery Romsey
- Ropley CofE Primary School Alresford
- Rowlands Castle St John's Church of England Controlled Primary School Rowland's Castle
- Rowledge Church of England Controlled Primary School Farnham
- Rowner Infant School Gosport
- Rownhams St John's Church of England Primary School Southampton
- Rucstall Primary School Basingstoke
- Saint James' Church of England Primary School Southampton
- Saint Lawrence Church of England Primary School Alton
- Sarisbury Church of England Junior School Southampton
- Sarisbury Infant School Southampton
- Scantabout Primary School Eastleigh
- Selborne Church of England Primary School Alton
- Shakespeare Infant School Eastleigh
- Shakespeare Junior School Eastleigh
- Shamblehurst Primary School Southampton
- Sharps Copse Primary and Nursery School Havant
- Sheet Primary School Petersfield
- Sherborne St John Church of England Primary School Basingstoke
- Shipton Bellinger Primary School Tidworth
- Silchester Church of England Primary School Reading
- Smannell and Enham Church of England (Aided) Primary School Andover
- Sopley Primary School Christchurch
- South Baddesley Church of England Primary School & Nursery LYMINGTON
- South Farnborough Infant School Farnborough
- South Farnborough Junior School Farnborough
- South View Infant and Nursery School Basingstoke
- South View Junior School Basingstoke
- South Wonston Primary School Winchester
- Southwood Infant School Farnborough
- Sparsholt Church of England Primary School Winchester
- Springwood Infant School Waterlooville
- Springwood Junior School Waterlooville
- St Alban's Church of England Aided Primary School Havant
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School Basingstoke
- St Anthony's Catholic Primary School Fareham
- St Bede Church of England Primary School Winchester
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School Basingstoke
- St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School Farnborough
- St Columba CE Primary School Fareham
- St Faith's Church of England Primary School Winchester
- St Francis Church of England Primary School Eastleigh
- St James Church of England Controlled Primary School Emsworth
- St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Andover Andover
- St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School Fareham
- St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School Southampton
- St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Basingstoke
- St John's, Gosport Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Gosport
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Aldershot
- St Jude's Catholic Primary School Fareham
- St Luke's Church of England Primary School Lymington
- St Mark's Church of England Primary School Basingstoke
- St Mark's Church of England Primary School Farnborough
- St Martin's East Woodhay Church of England (Aided) Primary School Newbury
- St Mary Bourne Primary School Andover
- St Mary's Bentworth Church of England Primary School Alton
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Gosport
- St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School Basingstoke
- St Matthew's Church of England Aided Primary School Liss
- St Michael and All Angels CofE Infant School Lyndhurst
- St Michael's Church of England Controlled Infant School Aldershot
- St Michael's Church of England Controlled Junior School Aldershot
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Farnborough
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Waterlooville Waterlooville
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Winchester Winchester
- St Peter's Church of England Aided Junior School Farnborough
- St Swithun Wells Catholic Primary School, Chandlers Ford Eastleigh
- St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Havant Havant
- St Thomas' Church of England Infant School, Woolton Hill Newbury
- Stanhope Primary School Aldershot
- Stanmore Primary School Winchester
- Steep Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Petersfield
- Stockbridge Primary & Pre-School Stockbridge
- Stoke Park Infant School Eastleigh
- Stoke Park Junior School Eastleigh
- Stoneham Park Primary Academy Eastleigh
- Sun Hill Infant and Preschool Alresford
- Sun Hill Junior School Alresford
- Swanmore Church of England Aided Primary School Southampton
- Tadley Community Primary School Tadley
- Talavera Infant School Aldershot
- Talavera Junior School Aldershot
- Tavistock Infant School Fleet
- The Butts Primary School Alton
- The Cambridge Primary School Aldershot
- The Crescent Primary School Eastleigh
- The Ferns Primary Academy Farnborough
- The Holme Church of England Primary School Headley
- The Knights Enham Junior School Andover
- The Priory Primary School Tadley
- The Westgate School Winchester
- Tiptoe Primary School Lymington
- Titchfield Primary School Fareham
- Tower Hill Primary School Farnborough
- Trosnant Infant School Havant
- Trosnant Junior School Havant
- Tweseldown Infant School Fleet
- Twyford St Mary's Church of England Primary School Winchester
- Upham Church of England Aided Primary School Southampton
- Uplands Primary School Fareham
- Velmead Junior School Fleet
- Vernham Dean Gillum's Church of England Primary School Andover
- Vigo Primary School Andover
- Wallisdean Infant School Fareham
- Wallisdean Junior School Fareham
- Wallop Primary School Stockbridge
- Warren Park Primary School Havant
- Waterside Primary School Southampton
- Weeke Primary School Winchester
- Wellington Community Primary School Aldershot
- Wellow Primary School Romsey
- Wellstead Primary School Southampton
- West Meon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Petersfield
- West Tytherley Church of England Primary School Salisbury
- Western Church of England Primary School Winchester
- Western Downland Church of England Aided Primary School Fordingbridge
- Westfields Infant School Yateley
- Westfields Junior School Yateley
- Weyford Nursery and Primary Academy Bordon
- Wherwell Primary School Andover
- Whitchurch Church of England Primary School Whitchurch
- Whiteley Primary School Fareham
- Whitewater Church of England Primary School Hook
- Wickham Church of England Primary School Fareham
- Wicor Primary School Fareham
- Wildground Infant School Southampton
- Wildground Junior School Southampton
- William Gilpin Church of England Primary School Lymington
- Winklebury Infant School Basingstoke
- Winklebury Junior School Basingstoke
- Winnall Primary School Winchester
- Woodcot Primary School Gosport
- Woodcroft Primary Waterlooville
- Woodlea Primary School Bordon
- Woolton Hill Junior School Newbury
- Wootey Infant School Alton
- Wootey Junior School Alton