Schools in Waterlooville
Waterlooville and its surrounding villages in South-East Hampshire have 32 schools - 22 primaries and five secondaries. Unlike many comparable Hampshire towns, only three of these schools operate as academies, meaning Hampshire County Council coordinates the vast majority of admissions using its published scheme. Four schools carry faith designations - three Church of England and one Catholic.
Hampshire administers one of the largest school admissions systems in England, and Waterlooville's position between Portsmouth, Havant, and the South Downs National Park means families in outlying villages such as Hambledon, Denmead, and Clanfield may have more limited secondary options than those in the town centre. Hampshire publishes secondary school offer distances each March to help families assess their realistic chances at each school.
School demand in Waterlooville
Across the 29 schools in Waterlooville with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 97%. 10 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
4 schools in Waterlooville have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
3 of the schools in Waterlooville are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Hampshire, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
7 of the schools in Waterlooville have a current Ofsted rating, of which 7 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Waterlooville: 6 oversubscribed (22)
Clanfield Junior School
Primary · Community school
Waterlooville · PO8 0RE
Denmead Infant School
Primary · Community school
Waterlooville · PO7 6PN
Hambledon Primary School
Primary · Community school
Waterlooville · PO7 4RT
Purbrook Infant School
Primary · Community school
Waterlooville · PO7 5NQ
Springwood Infant School
Primary · Community school
Waterlooville · PO7 8ED
Padnell Junior School
Primary · Community school
Waterlooville · PO8 8EA
Padnell Infant School
Primary · Community school
Waterlooville · PO8 8DS
Horndean Infant School
Primary · Community school
Waterlooville · PO8 9LS
Purbrook Junior School
Primary · Community school
Waterlooville · PO7 5NQ
Denmead Junior School
Primary · Community school
Waterlooville · PO7 6PH
Petersgate Infant School
Primary · Community school
Waterlooville · PO8 0JU
Springwood Junior School
Primary · Community school
Waterlooville · PO7 8ED
Hart Plain Junior School
Primary · Community school
Waterlooville · PO8 8SA
Queen's Inclosure Primary School
Primary · Community school
Waterlooville · PO7 8NT
Morelands Primary School
Primary · Community school
Waterlooville · PO7 5QL
Catherington Church of England Infant School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Waterlooville · PO8 0TD
Horndean Church of England Junior School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Waterlooville · PO8 9NW
St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Waterlooville
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Waterlooville · PO7 7BP
Mill Hill Primary School
Primary · Community school
Waterlooville · PO7 7DB
Woodcroft Primary
Primary · Community school
Waterlooville · PO8 9QD
Berewood Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Waterlooville · PO7 3BE
Newlands Primary Academy
Primary · Free schools
Waterlooville · PO7 3FE
Secondary Schools in Waterlooville (5)
Crookhorn College
Secondary · Foundation school
Waterlooville · PO7 5UD
Horndean Technology College
Secondary · Community school
Waterlooville · PO8 9PQ
Purbrook Park School
Secondary · Foundation school
Waterlooville · PO7 5DS
Oaklands Catholic School
Secondary · Academy converter
Waterlooville · PO7 7BW
The Cowplain School
Secondary · Academy converter
Waterlooville · PO8 8RY
Other Schools in Waterlooville (5)
Riverside Community Special School
Not applicable · Community special school
Waterlooville · PO7 5QD
Rachel Madocks School
Not applicable · Community special school
Waterlooville · PO8 9XP
The Waterloo School
Not applicable · Community special school
Waterlooville · PO7 7JJ
Havant and South Downs College
All through · Further education
Waterlooville · PO7 8AA
Jubilee School
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Waterlooville · PO7 7RE
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Waterlooville are set by Hampshire and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.