Education in Fareham
DistrictThe south west of the South East. 115,373 people in 74 square kilometres.
2 layers about education for Fareham, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.
Schools by council
Worked out by Open Index · 2026
Fareham had 48 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.
Number of schools
CouncilGreat Britain onlyFareham had 48 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.
Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.
Schools
Exact pointGreat Britain onlyPublished as points, so there is no single figure for Fareham. The map shows each one.
Schools in Fareham
Fareham has 48 open schools: 30 primary, 6 secondary, 8 special, 1 sixth form and further education and 3 independent.
- Outstanding
- 4
- Good
- 10
- Requires improvement
- 1
- Inadequate
- 0
15 of the 40 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between October 2019 and July 2024.
9 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.
3 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.
Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.
Schools rated Outstanding in Fareham
4 schools had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.
Harrison Primary School (December 2023), Ranvilles Infant School (March 2023), Red Barn Community Primary School (March 2024), Whiteley Primary School (July 2024).
Primary (30)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 384 | Good (overall), March 2024 |
| Crofton Anne Dale Infant and Pre-School | Community school | 3 to 7 | 180 | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met |
| Crofton Anne Dale Junior School | Community school | 7 to 11 | 367 | Standards maintained, January 2025 |
| Crofton Hammond Infant School | Community school | 4 to 7 | 168 | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met |
| Crofton Hammond Junior School | Community school | 7 to 11 | 232 | Requires improvement (overall), June 2024 |
| Harrison Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 615 | Outstanding (overall), December 2023 |
| Hook-With-Warsash Church of England Academy | Academy converter | 5 to 11 | 421 | School remains Good, September 2023 |
| Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School | Community school | 3 to 7 | 277 | Good (overall), March 2023 |
| Locks Heath Junior School | Community school | 7 to 11 | 418 | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade |
| Northern Infant School | Community school | 5 to 7 | 130 | School remains Good, October 2023 |
| Northern Junior School | Community school | 7 to 11 | 211 | Good (overall), April 2023 |
| Orchard Lea Infant School | Community school | 4 to 7 | 118 | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met |
| Orchard Lea Junior School | Community school | 7 to 11 | 217 | Good (overall), July 2024 |
| Park Gate Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 404 | School remains Good, March 2023 |
| Ranvilles Infant School | Community school | 4 to 7 | 174 | Outstanding (overall), March 2023 |
| Ranvilles Junior School | Community school | 7 to 11 | 243 | Standards maintained, October 2024 |
| Red Barn Community Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 206 | Outstanding (overall), March 2024 |
| Redlands Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 313 | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met |
| Sarisbury Church of England Junior School | Voluntary controlled school | 7 to 11 | 367 | Standards maintained, December 2024 |
| Sarisbury Infant School | Community school | 5 to 7 | 261 | Good (overall), February 2023 |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary School | Academy converter | 2 to 11 | 215 | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met |
| St Columba CE Primary School | Academy sponsor led | 4 to 11 | 100 | Good (overall), June 2024 |
| St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 339 | School remains Good, October 2023 |
| St Jude's Catholic Primary School | Voluntary aided school | 3 to 11 | 221 | Standards maintained, January 2025 |
| Titchfield Primary School | Community school | 5 to 11 | 183 | Good (overall), May 2023 |
| Uplands Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 308 | School remains Good, March 2023 |
| Wallisdean Infant School | Community school | 3 to 7 | 134 | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade |
| Wallisdean Junior School | Community school | 7 to 11 | 228 | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met |
| Whiteley Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 630 | Outstanding (overall), July 2024 |
| Wicor Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 421 | Standards maintained, November 2024 |
Secondary (6)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookfield Community School | Community school | 11 to 16 | 1,854 | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade |
| Cams Hill School | Academy converter | 11 to 16 | 1,265 | Standards maintained, December 2024Good (overall), October 2019 |
| Crofton School | Academy converter | 11 to 16 | 1,112 | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met |
| Fareham Academy | Academy converter | 11 to 16 | 888 | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met |
| Portchester Community School | Community school | 11 to 16 | 688 | Good (overall), January 2024 |
| The Henry Cort Community College | Community school | 11 to 16 | 807 | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met |
Special (8)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All's Well | Other independent special school | 11 to 16 | 13 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| Baycroft School | Community special school | 11 to 16 | 193 | School remains Good, February 2024 |
| Fair Ways School | Other independent special school | 11 to 19 | 55 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| Heathfield Special School | Community special school | 3 to 11 | 150 | School remains Good, October 2022 |
| King's Academy Lord Wilson | Academy special converter | 11 to 16 | 61 | Good (overall), June 2023 |
| Kingsgate School | Other independent special school | 7 to 18 | 26 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| Light Years School | Other independent special school | 7 to 11 | 34 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| St Francis Special School | Community special school | 2 to 19 | 115 | School remains Good, June 2023 |
Sixth form and further education (1)
| School | Type | Ages | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Hampshire College Group | Further education | 16 to 99 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
Independent (3)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boundary Oak School | Other independent school | 2 to 17 | 465 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| Meoncross School | Other independent school | 2 to 16 | 313 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| West Hill Park School | Other independent school | 2 to 13 | 188 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.
Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.