Beaulieu Village Primary School, Brockenhurst

Ofsted's report card from its 27 January 2026 inspection grades Beaulieu Village Primary School on 7 areas: 6 strong standard and 1 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "The importance of high attendance is consistently promoted so that the majority of pupils attend school very well."

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "The curriculum is broad, ambitious and coherently sequenced from the early years to Year 6."

Early years - Strong standard. "Children in the early years get off to a great start."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders have established a clear, strategic approach to inclusion."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders and governors clearly understand the school's strengths and priorities."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "The personal development programme is deliberately planned and responsive to the school's context."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Most pupils achieve at least in line with national expectations by the end of key stage 2, with disadvantaged pupils typically doing particularly well."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "• Leaders should ensure that the work they have undertaken to address gaps in pupils' prior knowledge is embedded so that all pupils achieve as well as they can".

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care until 5:00pm, from £4.00 per session.

In 2025, 81% of Year 6 pupils at Beaulieu Village Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 81% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 75% in Hampshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 89% in reading and 89% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 26 families put Beaulieu Village Primary School as their first choice and 45 named it as one of their preferences, for 16 places offered. That is 1.6 first choices for every place. 10 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Beaulieu Village Primary School are Manor Church of England Infant School (2.9 miles, Good); Cadland Primary School (2.9 miles, Good, 86% reading, 93% maths); Wildground Infant School (3.1 miles, Good); and Wildground Junior School (3.1 miles, Good, 85% reading, 83% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Beaulieu Village Primary School.

29 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Beaulieu Village Primary School (as of April 2026): 97% would recommend the school, 93% say their child is happy there and 50% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that pupils behave well (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (50%).

12.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 8.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 13 pupils (10.5%) received SEN support and 7 (5.6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a moderate learning difficulty.

Beaulieu Village Primary School had 9 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Beaulieu Road Rail Station, about 3.5 miles away in a straight line.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Beaulieu Garage (e-bound), 70 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 2 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour and violence and sexual offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Hampshire (72).

Beaulieu Village Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.