OFSTED
21 September 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Hampshire
Trust
INSPIRE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
434
396 full-time ·
38 part-time
Female pupils
224
51.6% of pupils
Male pupils
210
48.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
5.8 pts
above England
School
30.6%
New Forest
20.4%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.5 pts
below England
School
4.8%
New Forest
5.6%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.3 pts
below England
School
0.7%
New Forest
1.2%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
88.9%
386
Gypsy / Roma
1.6%
7
Any other Black background
1.4%
6
Any other White background
1.4%
6
Any other Mixed background
1.2%
5
White and Black Caribbean
1.2%
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
19.4%
84 of
434 pupils
1.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.9 pts
below
England
6.0%
0.4 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
66.0%
5.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
78.0%
Reading
4.2 pts above England
School
78.0%
New Forest
76.8%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
69.0%
Writing
1.3 pts below England
School
69.0%
New Forest
74.7%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
78.0%
Maths
6.0 pts above England
School
78.0%
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
4.37%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.85 pts
lower than
England
School
4.37%
New Forest
5.86%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
11.51%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.31 pts
lower than
England
School
11.51%
New Forest
14.13%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.27%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.53 pts
lower than
England
School
0.27%
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
80.4%
7.8 pts
below England
Blackfield Primary and Nursery School
80.4%
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.