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Wallop Primary School

Stockbridge, SO20 8EH · Hampshire · primary school

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Ofsted report card · 2025 Lowest area: Needs attention Mixed Primary
2.2/10 Below average

279th of 300 primary schools in Hampshire we can score, 420 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.

Narrow the comparison to the 4,133 schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 1.5/10 among them, against 3.0/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.

How this is worked out
MeasurePercentileWeightAdds
Expected standard (RWM) 2024/25 53.0 · 24 40% 0.96
Ofsted 8 35% 0.27
Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 5.0 · 40 25% 1.00

Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.

Wallop Primary School overview

How it's doing

In 2024/25, 53.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, compared to the national median of 64%. The higher standard was reached by 5.0%, against a national median of 7%. Narrow the comparison to the schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 1.5 out of 10 among them, against 3.0 out of 10 nationally. Ofsted inspected the school in December 2025 under the new report-card framework, which grades each area separately and gives no overall grade.

Getting in

The published school roll is 88 pupils against a stated capacity of 105. These whole-school figures do not establish entry-year vacancies or the likelihood of an offer. Confirm entry-year availability and admissions criteria with the school or local authority.

Worth asking on a visit

How does the school support pupils who are below the expected standard in literacy? What specific steps are taken to improve attainment in maths? How does the new Ofsted framework affect daily teaching practices?

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What Ofsted said about Wallop Primary School

Inspection report dated 2 December 2025

Overview

Wallop Primary School is a small institution serving a large military community, where leaders are determined to improve outcomes following a recent change in leadership. The report describes a happy and content pupil body who feel safe and benefit from high expectations for behaviour and learning. While attendance and behaviour are strong, academic achievement remains variable, with specific weaknesses in English subjects that require urgent attention.

Strengths

  • Attendance is high, with pupils and families responding positively to the challenge that 'every learning minute matters'.
  • Pupils behave well, showing respect for one another and diligently following school routines from Reception onwards.
  • Staff provide effective, carefully targeted support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities and those who are disadvantaged.
  • Leaders act swiftly and decisively to implement improvements, drawing on up-to-date research to enhance teaching consistency.
  • The personal development programme is carefully considered, ensuring pupils have age-appropriate knowledge about healthy relationships and consent.

Areas to improve

  • Leaders must improve how well pupils achieve, particularly in phonics, reading, and transcription, to reach national averages.
  • Teaching needs to consistently identify and address gaps in pupils' understanding swiftly so that errors and misconceptions do not persist.

Safeguarding

The safeguarding standards are met, with leaders establishing an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified and managed.

This is an AI-assisted summary of the official Ofsted report, not a statement written by Ofsted. Check the full official report before making a decision.
Expected standard
53%
2024/25
Higher standard
5%
2024/25
Demand
×0.92
1st prefs per place, 2026/27
Free school meals
10%
vs 25% across England

Results over time

Expected standard (reading, writing, maths), the years we hold.

60% 2022/23
43% 2023/24
53% 2024/25
64% England
Expected standard (reading, writing, maths) for Wallop Primary School
YearExpected standard (reading, writing, maths)
2022/2360%
2023/2443%
2024/2553%
England64%

Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics. “England” is the median of the 14,326 state schools in England we hold a 2024/25 figure for — a school-level median, not the DfE's pupil-weighted national figure.

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Next dates

  • Primary (Reception) application deadline15 Jan 2027
  • Primary National Offer Day16 Apr 2027
  • Primary (Reception) application deadline15 Jan 2028
  • Primary National Offer Day17 Apr 2028
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