SCHOOL PROFILE

Nursling Church of England Primary School

Primary Voluntary controlled school URN 116303
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 92.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

12 March 2025
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

8 October 2019
Graded inspection Good
Published 11 November 2019
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 195 195 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 101 51.8% of pupils
Male pupils 94 48.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

21.0%
3.8 pts below England
School 21.0%
Test Valley 17.8%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

7.2%
13.1 pts below England
School 7.2%
Test Valley 9.4%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Test Valley 2.0%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
84.1%
164
Any other White background
3.1%
6
African
2.6%
5
Indian
2.6%
5
White and Asian
2.6%
5
Any other Mixed background
1.5%
3
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% 20 of 195 pupils
10.6 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 10.3%
Test Valley 22.3%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 8.7% 17 pupils
England 14.8% 6.1 pts below
EHC plans 1.5% 3 pupils
England 6.0% 4.5 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Specific learning difficulty 8
Speech, language & communication 8
Social, emotional & mental health 3
Autistic spectrum disorder 1

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

67.0% 6.6 pts above England
School 67.0%
Test Valley 58.9%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

85.0%

11.2 pts above England

School 85.0%
Test Valley 72.8%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

74.0%

3.7 pts above England

School 74.0%
Test Valley 69.0%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

81.0%

9.0 pts above England

School 81.0%
Test Valley 69.3%
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

4.73%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.49 pts lower than England
School 4.73%
Test Valley 5.22%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

11.63%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.19 pts lower than England
School 11.63%
Test Valley 11.43%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.58%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.22 pts lower than England
School 0.58%
Test Valley 1.21%
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

92.9% 4.7 pts above England
Nursling Church of England Primary School
92.9%
Test Valley
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