Newlands Primary Academy
Newlands Primary Academy is a free school in Waterlooville for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 10 pupils and room for 315. About 0 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England.
Marrelsmoor Avenue, Waterlooville, PO7 3FE023 9326 7500newlandsprimary.chimat.ukJennifer Thornton headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2025: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.
Results
No published results yet for this school.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
In 2026 every child who applied got a place, so how far away you live didn't matter. That could change if the school gets more popular.
We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.
How places were given out for September 2026. Every child who applied got a place (18 offers for 30 places).
| Entry | Places | Applied at all | Got a place | How far the last child lived | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Primary | 30 | 43 | 18 | – all offered | LA |
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Specialist SEND provision. Listed by the government as catering for social, emotional and mental health.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Hampshire with social, emotional and mental health provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (2), Autistic spectrum disorder (1).
Staff
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berewood Primary School | Academy | 0.8 miles | 414 | Good 2023 | 17 | Compare |
| Mill Hill Primary School | Council | 0.8 miles | 178 | Good 2024 | 32 | Compare |
| Purbrook Junior School | Council | 0.9 miles | 380 | Report card 2026 | 47 | Compare |
| Purbrook Infant School | Council | 0.9 miles | 270 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Springwood Junior School | Council | 1.3 miles | 219 | Good 2022 | 19 | Compare |
| Springwood Infant School | Council | 1.4 miles | 145 | Good 2023 | 9 | Compare |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Waterlooville | Academy | 1.4 miles | – | Good 2019 | – | Compare |
| Hart Plain Junior School | Council | 1.5 miles | 179 | No overall grade 2025 | 5 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Newlands Primary Academy a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Newlands Primary Academy yet.
How many pupils does Newlands Primary Academy have?
10 pupils aged 4 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 315 places, so it is 3% full.
How big are the classes at Newlands Primary Academy?
The average class had 10.0 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.
Does Newlands Primary Academy have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It is registered for social, emotional and mental health. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Marrelsmoor Avenue, Waterlooville, PO7 3FE
- Telephone
- 023 9326 7500
- Website
- www.newlandsprimary.chimat.uk
- Headteacher
- Jennifer Thornton
- Type of school
- Free school (Free schools, free schools)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 4-11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Multi-academy trust
- University of Chichester (Multi) Academy Trust (17 schools)
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Ward
- Southwick and Wickham
- Constituency
- Fareham and Waterlooville
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2025 (academy free school)
- URN
- 151648 · LAESTAB 8502073 · UKPRN 10098680
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Admissions outcomes: Hampshire council's published allocation statistics (source), entry years 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.