SCHOOL PROFILE

St Alban's Church of England Aided Primary School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 116362
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 222 Published school capacity
Capacity used 95.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

13 January 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour Expected standard
Personal development Strong standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

28 September 2021
Graded inspection Good
Published 21 November 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
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 213 213 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 107 50.2% of pupils
Male pupils 106 49.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

34.7%
9.9 pts above England
School 34.7%
Havant 34.8%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

7.0%
13.3 pts below England
School 7.0%
Havant 6.1%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Havant 1.2%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
84.0%
179
Any other White background
5.2%
11
Any other Mixed background
2.8%
6
African
1.9%
4
Any other Asian background
1.4%
3
Chinese
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 21.1% 45 of 213 pupils
0.3 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 21.1%
Havant 27.0%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 16.0% 34 pupils
England 14.8% 1.2 pts above
EHC plans 5.2% 11 pupils
England 6.0% 0.9 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 15
Speech, language & communication 14
Social, emotional & mental health 8
Autistic spectrum disorder 3
Other difficulty or disability 2
Specific learning difficulty 2

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

58.0% 2.4 pts below England
School 58.0%
Havant 51.6%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

70.0%

3.8 pts below England

School 70.0%
Havant 65.2%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

70.0%

0.3 pts below England

School 70.0%
Havant 64.7%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

73.0%

1.0 pts above England

School 73.0%
Havant 61.5%
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

4.40%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.82 pts lower than England
School 4.40%
Havant 7.48%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

9.84%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.97 pts lower than England
School 9.84%
Havant 18.86%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Havant 3.08%
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

95.9% 7.8 pts above England
St Alban's Church of England Aided Primary School
95.9%
Havant
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