SCHOOL PROFILE

Bramley Church of England Primary School

Primary Voluntary controlled school URN 116278
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 460 Published school capacity
Capacity used 101.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

4 June 2025
Latest published outcome Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary controlled school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
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 467 467 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 237 50.7% of pupils
Male pupils 230 49.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

13.7%
11.1 pts below England
School 13.7%
Basingstoke and Deane 19.5%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

4.3%
16.0 pts below England
School 4.3%
Basingstoke and Deane 15.5%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Basingstoke and Deane 0.9%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
83.1%
388
Any other White background
3.9%
18
White and Asian
3.0%
14
White and Black African
3.0%
14
Any other Mixed background
2.6%
12
White and Black Caribbean
2.4%
11
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 19.1% 89 of 467 pupils
1.8 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 19.1%
Basingstoke and Deane 23.0%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 15.9% 74 pupils
England 14.8% 1.1 pts above
EHC plans 3.2% 15 pupils
England 6.0% 2.8 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 36
Social, emotional & mental health 21
Hearing impairment 7
Specific learning difficulty 7
Autistic spectrum disorder 6
Moderate learning difficulty 6

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

56.0% 4.4 pts below England
School 56.0%
Basingstoke and Deane 60.1%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

69.0%

4.8 pts below England

School 69.0%
Basingstoke and Deane 72.4%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

63.0%

7.3 pts below England

School 63.0%
Basingstoke and Deane 69.6%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

71.0%

1.0 pts below England

School 71.0%
Basingstoke and Deane 71.7%
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

5.01%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.21 pts lower than England
School 5.01%
Basingstoke and Deane 6.04%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

9.60%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

6.22 pts lower than England
School 9.60%
Basingstoke and Deane 14.14%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.76%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.05 pts lower than England
School 0.76%
Basingstoke and Deane 2.13%
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

101.5% 13.3 pts above England
Bramley Church of England Primary School
101.5%
Basingstoke and Deane
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