Crofton Hammond Junior School

About Crofton Hammond Junior School

Crofton Hammond Junior School in Fareham is a state primary for children aged 7 to 11, currently teaching 224 pupils against a capacity of 248, meaning it has a modest number of spare places. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals stands at 12.1%, which is broadly in line with the national average for primary schools, suggesting a fairly typical socioeconomic mix for the area. Despite the available capacity, the school is not oversubscribed, and there is no indication of significant local demand pressure from the admissions data. The school is a mixed, non-religious community school, and its headteacher is Rosie Leversidge. In its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2024, the school was rated Requires Improvement across all five key areas, including overall effectiveness, quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. This marks a notable decline from its previous inspection in 2012, when it was judged Outstanding.

Academically, the school's Key Stage 2 results for the 2023/24 academic year show that 55% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is below the Hampshire local authority average of 61%. The school ranks 17th out of 22 primary schools in Fareham and sits in the bottom 50 nationally for this combined measure. In individual subjects, 74% reached the expected standard in reading, 68% in maths, and 68% in writing. At the higher standard, just 8% of pupils achieved the higher benchmark across all three subjects, with 35% reaching the higher standard in reading, 19% in maths, and 19% in writing. Average scaled scores were 105 in reading and 103 in maths. Progress scores are not available for the school, so it is not possible to assess how much value the school adds relative to pupils' starting points.

The school offers a range of facilities including a sports hall, library, music rooms, forest school area, sensory room, and a chapel. Sports provision includes cricket, football, swimming and netball, while clubs range from coding and drama to eco club, film club, choir and art club. For pupils with special educational needs, the school supports five identified categories: specific learning difficulties (dyslexia), moderate learning difficulty, social emotional and mental health needs, speech language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. The nearest outstanding-rated primary school is Ranvilles Infant School, 3.2 km away. Crofton Hammond Junior School is likely to suit families in Fareham who value a broad extracurricular offer and a supportive SEND framework, but who are comfortable with a school currently rated as Requires Improvement and with below-average academic outcomes compared with the local authority.

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