Bidbury Infant SchoolBarncroft Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Havant.

Summary of the comparison

Bidbury Infant School and Barncroft Primary School are primary schools in Havant.

  • Bidbury Infant School scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Barncroft Primary School scores 36 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Bidbury Infant School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Bidbury Infant School was judged the expected standard and Barncroft Primary School was judged Good.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Barncroft Primary School (20.0% in 2022-23, 57.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Bidbury Infant School versus Barncroft Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure HavantBidbury Infant SchoolHavantBarncroft Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB72/100Stronger figureF36/100
Local ranking351st of 416 in Hampshire 289th of 416 in Hampshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-7 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll181 445
Capacity180 444
LocationHavant, PO9 3EF Havant, PO9 3HN
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported57.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported2.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported105.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported101.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census181 445
Free school meals (ever 6)14.9% 44.9%
English as an additional language3.3% 2.9%
SEN support12.2% 20.0%
SEN with an EHC plan3.3% 3.8%
Attendance
Overall absence4.3% Stronger figure7.0% 6.2%
Persistent absence7.4% Stronger figure20.3% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Bidbury Infant School

Barncroft Primary School

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