OFSTED
4 June 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
4 February 2020
Graded inspection
Good
Published
1 March 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
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Local authority
Hampshire
Trust
SOUTH FARNHAM EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
196
196 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
99
50.5% of pupils
Male pupils
97
49.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
18.2 pts
below England
School
6.6%
Basingstoke and Deane
19.5%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.2 pts
below England
School
5.1%
Basingstoke and Deane
15.5%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
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
88.8%
174
African
2.6%
5
Any other White background
2.0%
4
White and Asian
2.0%
4
Any other Mixed background
1.5%
3
Any other Asian background
1.0%
2
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
15.8%
31 of
196 pupils
5.0 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.5 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.5 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
71.0%
10.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
94.0%
Reading
20.2 pts above England
School
94.0%
Basingstoke and Deane
72.4%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
71.0%
Writing
0.7 pts above England
School
71.0%
Basingstoke and Deane
69.6%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
88.0%
Maths
16.0 pts above England
School
88.0%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.42%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
4.42%
Basingstoke and Deane
6.04%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
3.68%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
12.13 pts
lower than
England
School
3.68%
Basingstoke and Deane
14.14%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.61%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.19 pts
lower than
England
School
0.61%
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
100.0%
11.8 pts
above England
The Priory Primary School
100.0%
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.