OFSTED
28 April 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Expected 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
Foundation school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Hampshire
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
195
195 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
104
53.3% of pupils
Male pupils
91
46.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
14.7 pts
above England
School
39.5%
New Forest
20.4%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.2 pts
below England
School
3.1%
New Forest
5.6%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
New Forest
1.2%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
90.8%
177
African
1.5%
3
Any other White background
1.5%
3
Any other Mixed background
1.0%
2
Bangladeshi
1.0%
2
Gypsy / Roma
1.0%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
25.6%
50 of
195 pupils
4.8 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.7 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.1 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
58.0%
2.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
67.0%
Reading
6.8 pts below England
School
67.0%
New Forest
76.8%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
78.0%
Writing
7.7 pts above England
School
78.0%
New Forest
74.7%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
67.0%
Maths
5.0 pts below England
School
67.0%
New Forest
74.6%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.71%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.50 pts
lower than
England
School
4.71%
New Forest
5.86%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
9.95%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
5.86 pts
lower than
England
School
9.95%
New Forest
14.13%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.47%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.33 pts
lower than
England
School
0.47%
New Forest
1.35%
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
81.3%
6.9 pts
below England
Calmore Junior School
81.3%
New Forest
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.