OFSTED
Latest graded inspection
17 May 2023
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Hampshire
Trust
UNIVERSITY OF WINCHESTER ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics
for 2025/26.
2025/26
Total pupils
345
304 full-time ·
41 part-time
Female pupils
163
47.2% of pupils
Male pupils
182
52.8% of pupils
12.0 pts
below England
School
12.8%
Winchester
14.5%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
5.8 pts
below England
School
14.5%
Winchester
8.2%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
0.7 pts
above England
School
1.7%
Winchester
0.7%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Any other White background
8.7%
30
Any other Mixed background
6.1%
21
Any other ethnic group
2.0%
7
White and Black African
1.4%
5
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
11.0%
38 of
345 pupils
9.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
SEN support
7.0%
24 pupils
England
14.8%
7.8 pts
below
EHC plans
4.1%
14 pupils
England
6.0%
2.0 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Most common identified needs
Pupils
No specialist assessment yet
9
Autistic spectrum disorder
7
Social, emotional & mental health
6
Speech, language & communication
6
Specific learning difficulty
5
Moderate learning difficulty
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.
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
4.58%
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.64 pts
lower than
England
School
4.58%
Winchester
5.28%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
Persistent absence
8.06%
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.75 pts
lower than
England
School
8.06%
Winchester
12.16%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
Severe absence
0.54%
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.27 pts
lower than
England
School
0.54%
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
76.7%
11.5 pts
below England
Barton Farm Primary Academy
76.7%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.