SCHOOL PROFILE

Harefield Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 139747
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 94.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

26 March 2024
Latest published outcome Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes Requires improvement
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Southampton
Trust HAMWIC EDUCATION TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 397 397 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 199 50.1% of pupils
Male pupils 198 49.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

43.3%
18.5 pts above England
School 43.3%
Southampton 37.0%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

27.7%
7.4 pts above England
School 27.7%
Southampton 30.8%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

6.0%
5.0 pts above England
School 6.0%
Southampton 1.9%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
63.5%
252
Any other White background
9.6%
38
African
6.0%
24
Indian
4.0%
16
Any other ethnic group
2.8%
11
Any other Asian background
2.5%
10
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 25.9% 103 of 397 pupils
5.1 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 25.9%
Southampton 23.2%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 21.9% 87 pupils
England 14.8% 7.1 pts above
EHC plans 4.0% 16 pupils
England 6.0% 2.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 34
Moderate learning difficulty 30
Social, emotional & mental health 28
Autistic spectrum disorder 7
Physical disability 3
Hearing impairment 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

59.0% 1.4 pts below England
School 59.0%
Southampton 55.0%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

72.0%

1.8 pts below England

School 72.0%
Southampton 68.4%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

74.0%

3.7 pts above England

School 74.0%
Southampton 67.9%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

72.0%

In line with England

School 72.0%
Southampton 67.3%
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

6.60%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.38 pts higher than England
School 6.60%
Southampton 7.24%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

18.16%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.34 pts higher than England
School 18.16%
Southampton 19.88%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.05%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.75 pts lower than England
School 1.05%
Southampton 2.32%
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

94.5% 6.3 pts above England
Harefield Primary School
94.5%
Southampton
92.3%
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