Fareham Schools Guide: Primary, Secondary & Admissions

Where are the schools in Fareham borough?

Fareham borough has a mix of infant, junior, all-through primary and secondary schools run by Hampshire County Council, church bodies and academy trusts. The list below is grouped by area and each school's address was checked against its Ofsted provider page, which shows Hampshire as the local authority. It is a guide to what is nearby, not a complete register, so use the government's Get information about schools service to check anything missing.

Fareham town primary and secondary schools

Primary schools in and around Fareham town include Harrison Primary School (Harrison Road), Uplands Primary School (Morshead Crescent), Redlands Primary School (Redlands Lane), Wallisdean Infant School and Wallisdean Junior School (both on Wallisdean Avenue), Orchard Lea Infant School and Orchard Lea Junior School (both on Kennedy Avenue), Ranvilles Infant School and Ranvilles Junior School (both on Oldbury Way), St Columba CE Primary School (Tewkesbury Avenue) and St Jude's Catholic Primary School (Bishopsfield Road).

The secondary schools are Fareham Academy (St Anne's Grove), Cams Hill School (Shearwater Avenue) and The Henry Cort Community College (Hillson Drive, Fareham).

Portchester schools

Portchester has Red Barn Community Primary School (Linden Lea), Wicor Primary School (Hatherley Crescent), Northern Infant School and Northern Junior School (both on Richmond Rise) and Castle Primary School (Castle Street). Portchester Community School on White Hart Lane is the secondary school.

Stubbington and Hill Head schools

Stubbington has Crofton Anne Dale Infant and Pre-School and Crofton Anne Dale Junior School (both on Cuckoo Lane), and Crofton Hammond Infant School and Crofton Hammond Junior School (both on Mancroft Avenue). Crofton School on Marks Road, Stubbington, is the secondary school. Hill Head families should check with the council which of the nearby schools serve their address.

Titchfield and Titchfield Common schools

Titchfield Primary School is on Southampton Road, Titchfield. Close by in Titchfield Common are St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School (Abshot Road) and St Anthony's Catholic Primary School (Primate Road).

Locks Heath, Park Gate, Sarisbury Green and Warsash schools

This area has Park Gate Primary School (Northmore Road), Locks Heath Infant and Nursery School and Locks Heath Junior School (both on Warsash Road), Sarisbury Infant School (Barnes Lane), Sarisbury Church of England Junior School (Allotment Road) and Hook-with-Warsash Church of England Academy (Church Road). Brookfield Community School on Brook Lane, Sarisbury Green, is the secondary school.

Whiteley schools

Whiteley sits on the edge of the borough and is partly in Winchester district, so check the council area for your own address. Ofsted lists two primary schools with Whiteley, Fareham addresses: Whiteley Primary School (Gull Coppice) and Cornerstone CofE (VA) Primary School (Bluebell Way).

What do Ofsted reports say?

Since September 2024 Ofsted has not made a single overall effectiveness judgement for state-funded schools, and its own provider pages say so. Reports now give separate judgements, so a school may no longer have a one-word grade. The outcomes below are as shown on the Ofsted page, with the inspection date, which is not the same as the publication date.

Portchester Community School was inspected on 30 January 2024 and was judged Good overall, with Outstanding for personal development. Brookfield Community School was inspected on 11 March 2025 and was judged Good for quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, and leadership and management, and Outstanding for personal development, with no overall grade. Cams Hill School's last graded inspection was on 22 October 2019 (Good); it was inspected again on 3 December 2024, with the report published on 14 January 2025. Fareham Academy (3 February 2026), The Henry Cort Community College (20 January 2026) and Crofton School (3 March 2026) all have reports published in 2026, so read those reports directly on Ofsted for the wording. For primary schools, search each school's name on reports.ofsted.gov.uk.

What are the sixth form and college options?

Fareham College is at Bishopsfield Road, Fareham, PO14 1NH, and is now one of three locations in South Hampshire College Group, alongside Eastleigh College and Southampton College. Its group website lists 16 to 19 full-time study, higher education and apprenticeships. The group's website lists a Fareham College open event on 15 October (check the site for the time and to book). Check the course list on the college site before you apply. Check each school's own website for sixth form places.

How do school applications work?

You apply through your local council, and GOV.UK sets the national timetable. For primary school the closing date is 15 January and offers go out on 16 April. For secondary school you must apply by 31 October and offers go out on 1 March. For September 2027 entry that means the secondary closing date is 31 October 2026, which is only weeks away, and the primary closing date is 15 January 2027. If a date lands on a weekend or bank holiday, offers are sent the next working day. Applying late makes it less likely you will be offered your chosen school.

Schools can give priority by distance, siblings already at the school, faith for church schools and other criteria, as GOV.UK explains. All state-funded schools must give top priority to children who are or were in care. Hampshire County Council publishes its admission arrangements, its coordinated scheme for 2027/28 and how catchment or designated areas apply to your address, so check the council's education pages for your own address.