Hook-With-Warsash Church of England Academy

About Hook-With-Warsash Church of England Academy

Hook-With-Warsash Church of England Academy is a popular choice among local families, and the numbers back that up. For the 2025/26 reception intake, the school received 61 first-preference applications for just 59 places, resulting in an oversubscription ratio of 2.14. In total, 126 applications were submitted for those 59 spots, giving a clear sense of its standing in the Fareham area. While the school does not publish a parent-view recommendation percentage, the high demand alone signals strong local confidence. The school is led by headteacher Sara Willoughby and operates as a state-funded, mixed-gender primary for children aged 5 to 11. It holds a Church of England religious character, and its most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in September 2023, confirmed that the school remains Good. The previous graded inspection in 2014 also rated overall effectiveness as Good, with leadership and management judged Good as well.

Academically, the school performs above the local Hampshire average at Key Stage 2. In the 2023/24 assessments, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with the local authority average of 61%. This places Hook-With-Warsash 9th out of 22 primary schools in Fareham and in the top 50% nationally. Subject-level results show 86% of pupils reached the expected standard in maths, 79% in reading and 76% in writing. At the higher standard, 30% achieved in maths, 25% in reading and 17% in writing, while 8% reached the higher benchmark across all three subjects. Average scaled scores were 106 in maths and 105 in reading. The school does not publish progress scores for any subject, so it is not possible to compare how much value it adds relative to pupils' starting points.

The school offers a solid range of facilities including an ICT suite, sports hall, forest school, sensory room, art studios, playing fields and a chapel. Sports provision covers rounders, swimming, athletics, tennis, cricket, dance and football, while clubs include gardening, choir, eco club and science club. SEND support is available for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and hearing impairment. With 426 pupils on roll against a capacity of 420, the school is slightly over capacity, and 13.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals. This is a school that suits families who value a church-affiliated setting with strong core results, a broad extracurricular offer and a clear local reputation that makes it worth applying for early.

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