SCHOOL PROFILE

Whitchurch Church of England Primary School

Primary Voluntary controlled school URN 116324
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 96.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

4 February 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

10 October 2019
Ungraded inspection School remains Good
Published 13 November 2019
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 405 405 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 199 49.1% of pupils
Male pupils 206 50.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

14.1%
10.7 pts below England
School 14.1%
Basingstoke and Deane 19.5%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

4.7%
15.6 pts below England
School 4.7%
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
91.6%
371
Any other White background
1.5%
6
White and Asian
1.2%
5
White and Black Caribbean
1.0%
4
Any other Mixed background
0.7%
3
Any other ethnic group
0.7%
3
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 18.0% 73 of 405 pupils
2.8 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 18.0%
Basingstoke and Deane 23.0%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 13.6% 55 pupils
England 14.8% 1.2 pts below
EHC plans 4.4% 18 pupils
England 6.0% 1.6 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 39
Speech, language & communication 19
Autistic spectrum disorder 8
Specific learning difficulty 4
Moderate learning difficulty 2
Hearing impairment 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

69.0% 8.6 pts above England
School 69.0%
Basingstoke and Deane 60.1%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

80.0%

6.2 pts above England

School 80.0%
Basingstoke and Deane 72.4%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

74.0%

3.7 pts above England

School 74.0%
Basingstoke and Deane 69.6%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

84.0%

12.0 pts above England

School 84.0%
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

4.79%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.43 pts lower than England
School 4.79%
Basingstoke and Deane 6.04%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

5.94%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

9.87 pts lower than England
School 5.94%
Basingstoke and Deane 14.14%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.55%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.25 pts lower than England
School 1.55%
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

96.4% 8.2 pts above England
Whitchurch Church of England Primary School
96.4%
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