SCHOOL PROFILE

Roman Way Primary School

Primary Community school URN 116038
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 240 Published school capacity
Capacity used 86.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

19 May 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour Expected standard
Personal development Expected standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

10 March 2022
Ungraded inspection School remains Good
Published 22 May 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Hampshire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 208 208 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 105 50.5% of pupils
Male pupils 103 49.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

36.1%
11.3 pts above England
School 36.1%
Test Valley 17.8%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

13.0%
7.3 pts below England
School 13.0%
Test Valley 9.4%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

4.3%
3.3 pts above England
School 4.3%
Test Valley 2.0%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
78.4%
163
Any other White background
5.8%
12
Any other Asian background
3.8%
8
African
3.4%
7
Any other Mixed background
3.4%
7
Any other ethnic group
1.4%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 23.6% 49 of 208 pupils
2.7 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 23.6%
Test Valley 22.3%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 16.8% 35 pupils
England 14.8% 2.0 pts above
EHC plans 6.7% 14 pupils
England 6.0% 0.7 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 18
Social, emotional & mental health 16
Autistic spectrum disorder 10
Moderate learning difficulty 2
Hearing impairment 1
Physical disability 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

45.0% 15.4 pts below England
School 45.0%
Test Valley 58.9%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

55.0%

18.8 pts below England

School 55.0%
Test Valley 72.8%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

69.0%

1.3 pts below England

School 69.0%
Test Valley 69.0%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

59.0%

13.0 pts below England

School 59.0%
Test Valley 69.3%
South East 70.9%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.87%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.35 pts lower than England
School 5.87%
Test Valley 5.22%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

13.23%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.59 pts lower than England
School 13.23%
Test Valley 11.43%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.59%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.22 pts lower than England
School 1.59%
Test Valley 1.21%
South East 1.93%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

86.7% 1.5 pts below England
Roman Way Primary School
86.7%
Test Valley
88.8%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information