OFSTED
8 June 2023
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Foundation school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Hampshire
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
629
629 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
312
49.6% of pupils
Male pupils
317
50.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.4 pts
above England
School
31.2%
New Forest
20.4%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
13.0 pts
below England
School
7.3%
New Forest
5.6%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.4 pts
below England
School
0.6%
New Forest
1.2%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
86.5%
544
Any other White background
4.3%
27
Any other Mixed background
1.3%
8
Gypsy / Roma
1.1%
7
African
1.0%
6
White and Asian
1.0%
6
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
20.0%
126 of
629 pupils
0.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.3 pts
below
England
6.0%
0.5 pts
below
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
60.0%
0.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
71.0%
Reading
2.8 pts below England
School
71.0%
New Forest
76.8%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
72.0%
Writing
1.7 pts above England
School
72.0%
New Forest
74.7%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
74.0%
Maths
2.0 pts above England
School
74.0%
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
4.89%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.33 pts
lower than
England
School
4.89%
New Forest
5.86%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
12.44%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.37 pts
lower than
England
School
12.44%
New Forest
14.13%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.46%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.34 pts
lower than
England
School
0.46%
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
104.8%
16.6 pts
above England
Abbotswood Junior School
104.8%
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.