Cheriton Primary School, Alresford

Requires Improvement
Primary
Community school
Mixed
Ages 411

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~1.4km)Possible (~2.0km)Unlikely (~2.7km)Confidence: medium

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Peter Castle
Pupils:70 / 105 capacity
LA:Hampshire
Phone:01962771278
Address:Cheriton, Alresford, SO24 0QA
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago
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Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Outstanding

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 4 March 2025View full report
URN:115874
UKPRN:10077092
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Winchester
Urban/Rural:Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Requires Improvement at its September 2022 inspection — down from Outstanding.

Rated Good for

Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development.

Areas Ofsted flagged

Quality of education (Requires Improvement), Leadership & management (Requires Improvement), Early years (Requires Improvement).

A plain-English summary of the full inspection report is coming soon.

At a Glance

10.0%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

57 responses
Would recommend95%
Child is happy93%
Well taught91%
Good progress88%
Feels safe95%
Well behaved91%
Bullying dealt with25%
Kept informed90%
Handles concerns60%
Wider development90%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-11ppMaths+35ppWriting+17pp

Reading has declined from 91% to 80%. Maths has improved from 55% to 90%. Writing has improved from 73% to 90%.

Class Sizes

17.8

Avg class size

13.0

Infant (KS1)

22.5

KS2

4

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

War Memorial (opp)
154m · 3 min walk
The Pastures (N-bound)
255m · 4 min walk
Raebarn Close (adjacent)
512m · 8 min walk
Petersfield Road (near)
897m · 15 min walk
Hinton Ampner Park (W-bound)
1.2km · 19 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

67%

Available places

70 pupils

105 capacity

35 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Alresford

Low pressure
New homes approved:253
Projected new pupils:63

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Alresford

Admissions Demand - Hampshire

Low demand0.86x oversubscription

Places available

15,583

Applications

13,385

Got 1st preference

92.3%

Got preferred school

98.7%

Primary admissions across Hampshire (2025/26)

Inspection History(6)

4 March 2025
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
13 September 2022
Requires ImprovementReport
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement
Early YearsRequires Improvement
21 May 2019

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Pupil Demographics

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

3.7407%

Overall absence

11.29032%

Persistent absence

62

Enrolments

Authorised2.62289%
Unauthorised1.11781%
Persistent (10%+)11.29032%
Severe (50%+)0%

Absence trend

2.75937%
18/19
2.68809%
20/21
7.66104%
21/22
7.34534%
22/23
6.37536%
23/24
3.7407%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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