SCHOOL PROFILE

Beaulieu Village Primary School

Primary Community school URN 115861
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 105 Published school capacity
Capacity used 118.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 5 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

27 January 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

20 May 2021
Ungraded inspection School remains Good
Published 23 June 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
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 124 124 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 64 51.6% of pupils
Male pupils 60 48.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

12.9%
11.9 pts below England
School 12.9%
New Forest 20.4%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

8.9%
11.4 pts below England
School 8.9%
New Forest 5.6%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.8%
0.2 pts below England
School 0.8%
New Forest 1.2%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
92.7%
115
Any other White background
5.6%
7
White and Asian
0.8%
1
White and Black African
0.8%
1
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 16.1% 20 of 124 pupils
4.7 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 16.1%
New Forest 23.5%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 10.5% 13 pupils
England 14.8% 4.3 pts below
EHC plans 5.7% 7 pupils
England 6.0% 0.4 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 6
Social, emotional & mental health 5
Speech, language & communication 5
Autistic spectrum disorder 3
Physical disability 1

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

63.0% 2.6 pts above England
School 63.0%
New Forest 63.6%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

81.0%

7.2 pts above England

School 81.0%
New Forest 76.8%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

75.0%

4.7 pts above England

School 75.0%
New Forest 74.7%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

81.0%

9.0 pts above England

School 81.0%
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

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.78%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.44 pts lower than England
School 5.78%
New Forest 5.86%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

11.11%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.70 pts lower than England
School 11.11%
New Forest 14.13%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.78%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.97 pts higher than England
School 2.78%
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

118.1% 29.9 pts above England
Beaulieu Village Primary School
118.1%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information