SCHOOL PROFILE

Grayshott Church of England Controlled Primary School

Primary Voluntary controlled school URN 116290
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 218 Published school capacity
Capacity used 98.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

14 April 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour Expected standard
Personal development Expected standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

19 March 2024
Graded inspection Requires improvement
Published 6 May 2024
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary controlled school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Hampshire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 214 214 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 101 47.2% of pupils
Male pupils 113 52.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

11.2%
13.6 pts below England
School 11.2%
East Hampshire 14.3%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

7.9%
12.4 pts below England
School 7.9%
East Hampshire 6.9%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
East Hampshire 1.1%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
81.8%
175
Any other White background
6.5%
14
Any other Asian background
2.8%
6
Any other Mixed background
2.3%
5
White and Asian
1.9%
4
Indian
0.9%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 10.3% 22 of 214 pupils
10.5 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 10.3%
East Hampshire 22.0%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 5.6% 12 pupils
England 14.8% 9.2 pts below
EHC plans 4.7% 10 pupils
England 6.0% 1.4 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 7
Social, emotional & mental health 5
Autistic spectrum disorder 4
Moderate learning difficulty 3
Specific learning difficulty 3

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

71.0% 10.6 pts above England
School 71.0%
East Hampshire 63.8%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

81.0%

7.2 pts above England

School 81.0%
East Hampshire 76.3%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

74.0%

3.7 pts above England

School 74.0%
East Hampshire 74.0%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

77.0%

5.0 pts above England

School 77.0%
East Hampshire 73.1%
South East 70.9%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

7.02%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.81 pts higher than England
School 7.02%
East Hampshire 5.68%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

12.57%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.25 pts lower than England
School 12.57%
East Hampshire 13.79%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.62%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.81 pts higher than England
School 2.62%
East Hampshire 1.55%
South East 1.93%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

98.2% 10.0 pts above England
Grayshott Church of England Controlled Primary School
98.2%
East Hampshire
88.8%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information