Hampshire County Council approved funding at a Decision Day meeting on 21 January 2026 for a new primary school in Fleet, Hampshire, to meet the demand for places created by nearby housing growth. Planning permission for the two‑form‑entry school was granted by the council’s Regulatory Committee in February 2025.
The Hartland Village Primary School, on Bramshot Lane within the Hartland Village development, is a £14.4 million project that will provide space for 420 pupils when complete. The school is scheduled to open in September 2027 and will grow year‑on‑year from an initial Reception intake of 30. It will be a two‑form‑entry (2FE) school and include a specialist resource provision for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).
The scheme is being funded through a mix of Hampshire County Council capital funding and developer contributions (Section 106) linked to the nearby 1,500‑home Hartland Village development. The Circle Trust has been appointed to run the new school as an academy.
Cllr Steve Forster, Hampshire’s Executive Member for Education, said: “We are thrilled to move forward with the development of a new primary school in Hartland Village.” Council papers and committee minutes have also described the school as a central feature of the Hartland Village masterplan that will help create a self‑sustaining community for residents.
Building work has started (The Circle Trust and council materials indicate the school is being progressed) and the school is due to admit its first pupils in September 2027. The new building is intended to ease pressure on existing Fleet area schools as the local population increases.
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