OFSTED
21 November 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary aided 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
359
359 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
200
55.7% of pupils
Male pupils
159
44.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
0.6 pts
below England
School
24.2%
Test Valley
17.8%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
4.7 pts
below England
School
15.6%
Test Valley
9.4%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
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
79.4%
285
African
4.5%
16
Any other White background
4.5%
16
Unclassified
2.5%
9
Any other Mixed background
1.4%
5
Any other ethnic group
1.4%
5
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
17.8%
64 of
359 pupils
3.0 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.3 pts
below
England
6.0%
0.7 pts
below
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
45.0%
15.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
71.0%
Reading
2.8 pts below England
School
71.0%
Test Valley
72.8%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
57.0%
Writing
13.3 pts below England
School
57.0%
Test Valley
69.0%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
61.0%
Maths
11.0 pts below England
School
61.0%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.29%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.93 pts
lower than
England
School
4.29%
Test Valley
5.22%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
7.19%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
8.63 pts
lower than
England
School
7.19%
Test Valley
11.43%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.30%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.50 pts
lower than
England
School
0.30%
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
85.5%
2.7 pts
below England
Pilgrims' Cross CofE Aided Primary School
85.5%
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.