SCHOOL PROFILE

Wickham Church of England Primary School

Primary Voluntary controlled school URN 116325
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 315 Published school capacity
Capacity used 95.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

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

Previous Ofsted activity

3 February 2022
Ungraded inspection School remains Good
Published 28 March 2022
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 300 300 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 149 49.7% of pupils
Male pupils 151 50.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

21.3%
3.5 pts below England
School 21.3%
Winchester 14.5%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

4.0%
16.3 pts below England
School 4.0%
Winchester 8.2%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.3%
0.7 pts below England
School 0.3%
Winchester 0.7%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
85.3%
256
African
5.7%
17
Any other White background
2.3%
7
Any other Mixed background
1.3%
4
White and Black African
1.3%
4
White and Black Caribbean
1.3%
4
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 21.3% 64 of 300 pupils
0.5 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 21.3%
Winchester 17.0%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 15.7% 47 pupils
England 14.8% 0.9 pts above
EHC plans 5.7% 17 pupils
England 6.0% 0.4 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 23
Speech, language & communication 17
Moderate learning difficulty 11
Autistic spectrum disorder 4
Specific learning difficulty 4
Other difficulty or disability 2

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

43.0% 17.4 pts below England
School 43.0%
Winchester 62.4%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

61.0%

12.8 pts below England

School 61.0%
Winchester 76.8%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

71.0%

0.7 pts above England

School 71.0%
Winchester 73.9%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

57.0%

15.0 pts below England

School 57.0%
Winchester 73.4%
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

5.53%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.68 pts lower than England
School 5.53%
Winchester 5.28%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

11.42%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.40 pts lower than England
School 11.42%
Winchester 12.16%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.57%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.23 pts lower than England
School 1.57%
Winchester 1.29%
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

95.2% 7.1 pts above England
Wickham Church of England Primary School
95.2%
Winchester
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