Bransgore Church of England Primary School, Christchurch

Ofsted's report card from its 19 May 2026 inspection grades Bransgore Church of England Primary School on 7 areas: 7 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "Overall, pupils achieve well."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders analyse and track absence patterns carefully."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Throughout the school, reading is a priority."

Early years - Expected standard. "Children in the early years get off to a positive start."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "The school has high expectations for all pupils."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "The school has been through a period of leadership turbulence."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders and staff help pupils to be confident and kind citizens who respect other people's differences."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders need to further develop staff expertise in checking and deepening pupils' understanding so gaps and misconceptions can be addressed effectively and consistently"; "Leaders should continue to develop pupils' writing by embedding their approach to accurate and well-sequenced letter formation and spelling"; "Leaders should to continue to work purposefully with parents and carers to ensure that whole school priorities are understood".

In its own words: "What is it like for a Foundation Stage child at our school?"

In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils at Bransgore Church of England Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 79% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 75% in Hampshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 80% in reading and 69% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 29 families put Bransgore Church of England Primary School as their first choice and 56 named it as one of their preferences, for 32 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Bransgore Church of England Primary School are Sopley Primary School (1.9 miles, Good, 69% reading, 46% maths); Burton Church of England Primary School (2.2 miles, Requires improvement, 69% reading, 67% maths); St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Christchurch (2.4 miles, Good, 81% reading, 85% maths); and Highcliffe St Mark Primary School (2.5 miles, Requires improvement, 78% reading, 75% maths).

Bransgore Church of England Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

10.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 1.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest railway station is Hinton Admiral Rail Station, about 1.8 miles away in a straight line.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Bransgore Church of England Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 4 crimes within a mile of the school, most often criminal damage and arson, other theft and violence and sexual offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Hampshire (72).

In 2024/25, Bransgore Church of England Primary School issued 4 suspensions, 1.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.