School admissions in Havant
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 6 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.
Havant in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 9 schools in Havant first 433 times for 440 places: 0.98 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the Hampshire authority's 324 schools. 2 of the 9 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: Bidbury Infant School, to 1.26 miles.
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 3 schools in Havant first 369 times for 423 places: 0.87 first choices per place, against 0.99 across the Hampshire authority's 69 schools. One of the 3 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: Park Community School, to 1.09 miles.
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
Reception places, September 2026
9 schools. 2 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Havant | 1.29 | 45 | not published |
| Front Lawn Primary Academy | 1.08 | 60 | not published |
| Trosnant Infant School | 1.00 | 48 | not published |
| Sharps Copse Primary and Nursery School | 0.97 | 31 | not published |
| Warren Park Primary School | 0.96 | 51 | not published |
| Fairfield Infant School | 0.93 | 72 | not published |
| Barncroft Primary School | 0.88 | 52 | 0.59 miles |
| Bidbury Infant School | 0.88 | 59 | 1.26 miles |
| St Alban's Church of England Aided Primary School | 0.82 | 22 | not published |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.
Year 7 places, September 2026
3 schools. 1 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park Community School | 1.06 | 188 | 1.09 miles |
| Warblington School | 0.72 | 156 | not published |
| Havant Academy | 0.72 | 79 | not published |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.