NewlandsPrimary Academy
Our Academy
At Newlands, we are committed to building a nurturing, ambitious, and inclusive learning environment for all our children. As part of our opening plans, we are currently consulting about our school vision and values to ensure they reflect the aspirations of our whole community.
We warmly invite parents, carers, staff, and local residents to take part in this important conversation. Your voice matters, and your views will help shape the future direction of our school.
Please share your thoughts by completing our short consultation form here: https://forms.office.com/e/W1NULAipBa
Thank you for your support as we work together to create the best possible experience for our children.
The journey to the build
In late 2023, a new-build primary academy, West of Waterlooville, was approved by the Department for Education and Hampshire County Council to enter its pre-opening phase. The University of Chichester Academy Trust (‘the Trust’) was delighted to be awarded the academy, which is scheduled to open next year, in September 2025. The academy, when full, will provide primary education for up to 315 children aged between 4-11 years old, together with a specialist resource provision for 8 pupils with special education needs. The primary academy will serve children and families in the West of Waterlooville locality.
The West of Waterlooville Major Development Area includes approximately 2,550 new homes to be built on the Berewood residential development, and 450 dwellings on the Old Park Farm development to the north.
The proposed new academy is required to meet the anticipated demand for primary academy places arising from the remaining new homes to be built on the Berewood development to the West of Waterlooville. The academy will supplement the primary academy places for the development already provided from Berewood Primary School that opened in 2014.
The academy will serve the evolving communities at the western edge of the Berewood development and will be sited on approximately 2.0 hectares.
The proposed site is already well-connected to the homes and wider infrastructure within the Berewood development - with a new cycle way and footpath running north-south to the academy’s western and northern boundary.