Rowlands Castle St John's Church of England Controlled Primary SchoolSharps Copse Primary and Nursery School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Rowlands Castle St John's Church of England Controlled Primary School and Sharps Copse Primary and Nursery School are primary schools.
Rowlands Castle St John's Church of England Controlled Primary School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Sharps Copse Primary and Nursery School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Rowlands Castle St John's Church of England Controlled Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Rowlands Castle St John's Church of England Controlled Primary School was judged the expected standard and Sharps Copse Primary and Nursery School was judged Good.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 80.0% for Rowlands Castle St John's Church of England Controlled Primary School and 58.0% for Sharps Copse Primary and Nursery School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Rowlands Castle St John's Church of England Controlled Primary School (63.0% in 2022-23, 80.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Sharps Copse Primary and Nursery School (40.0% in 2022-23, 58.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Rowland's CastleRowlands Castle St John's Church of England Controlled Primary School | HavantSharps Copse Primary and Nursery School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C66/100Stronger figure | D53/100 | |
| Local ranking | 63rd of 416 in Hampshire Stronger figure | 181st of 416 in Hampshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Voluntary controlled school | Community school | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 4-11 | 4-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 201 | 293 | |
| Capacity | 210 | 315 | |
| Location | Rowland's Castle, PO9 6BB | Havant, PO9 5PE | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 80.0% Stronger figure | 58.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 7.0% Stronger figure | 5.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 110.0 Stronger figure | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 107.0 Stronger figure | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 201 | 293 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 16.4% | 71.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 4.0% | 4.1% | |
| SEN support | 6.5% | 34.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.5% | 3.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.4% Stronger figure | 7.8% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 13.7% Stronger figure | 23.3% | 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.
KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths
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.
Rowlands Castle St John's Church of England Controlled Primary School
Sharps Copse Primary and Nursery School
Full profiles: Rowlands Castle St John's Church of England Controlled Primary School · Sharps Copse Primary and Nursery School