Clatford Church of England Primary School, Andover
Clatford Church of England Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Andover. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in February 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 2nd-highest of the 23 schools in Andover with published results, and 814th of 14,452 across England. It was 98% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Outstanding (2014)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 75 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Hampshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
Clatford Church of England Primary School in detail
Clatford Church of England Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "At Clatford C of E Primary School we aim to enable our Children to learn and grow together and achieve their maximum potential irrespective of their background or ability in a vibrant nurturing environment. Our vision is underpinned by our spirituality and our core Christian values of Love, Respect and Courage."
Coming up: an open day on Tuesday 24 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Hampshire
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 93% of Year 6 pupils at Clatford Church of England Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 93% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 75% in Hampshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 85% in reading and 81% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Clatford Church of England Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 26 families put Clatford Church of England Primary School as their first choice and 60 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Clatford Church of England Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Clatford Church of England Primary School are Anton Infant School (1.5 miles, Good); Anton Junior School (1.5 miles, Outstanding, 61% reading, 61% maths); Balksbury Junior School (1.8 miles, Good, 76% reading, 77% maths); and Balksbury Infant School (1.9 miles, Good).
Clatford Church of England Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 2 of them.
Anton Infant SchoolAnton Junior SchoolBalksbury Junior SchoolBalksbury Infant School
What parents say
101 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Clatford Church of England Primary School (as of September 2025): 92% would recommend the school, 96% say their child is happy there and 82% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (98%); the weakest, that the school supports their child's wider development (80%).
Who goes there
2.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 3.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 11 pupils (5.2%) received SEN support and 13 (6.2%) 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 specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Andover Rail Station, about 2.3 miles away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Royal Oak (n-bound), 60 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Clatford 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 2 crimes within a mile of the school, most often other theft and vehicle crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Hampshire (72).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Clatford Church of England Primary School issued 5 suspensions, 2.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from March 2014, 12 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's February 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Your child will thrive in a caring, supportive environment where they are encouraged to embrace mistakes as learning opportunities and show resilience. Teachers deliver lessons well and adapt teaching so all pupils, including those with additional needs, can access the curriculum successfully. The school offers excellent enrichment opportunities from music lessons to sports teams, and children develop strong values including respect, courage and care for others.
Key Strengths
- Strong teaching of phonics with all Year 1 pupils achieving the expected standard in 2024 screening check
- Effective checks on pupil learning that identify gaps and help track curriculum impact
- Well-sequenced, broad and ambitious curriculum enriched with curriculum-linked trips
- Excellent personal development opportunities including all Year 4 pupils learning clarinet and violin
- Warm, nurturing environment with strong sense of community and high attendance
Areas for Improvement
- Expectations for written responses in foundation subjects are not consistently as high as in core subjects - pupils don't always apply knowledge of letter formation and presentation well
- Some wider curriculum subjects have too much content, meaning pupils don't learn in enough depth
- Need clearer, more consistent expectations across the school for handwriting, grammar and presentation
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with leaders creating an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Clarinet and violin lessons (Year 4), cross country, football, school council, singing ambassadors, book ambassadors, sports teams
Clatford Church of England Primary School is a good school that fosters a warm, nurturing environment where pupils feel happy and safe. The school has high ambitions for all pupils and achieves above-national-average results at the end of key stage 2.
At a Glance
2.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
101 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 85% to 93% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 81% to 93% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 85% to 78% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
30.0
Avg class size
30.0
Infant (KS1)
30.0
KS2
7
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Clatford Church of England Primary School
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Nurseries
The Nest - Clatford Church of England Primary School is at Clatford Church of England Primary School.
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to Clatford Church of England Primary School, with their latest published grades:
- Littleworld Clatford Day Nursery - Day nursery, 1.4 milesOfsted, 22 August 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- The Scott Centre Pre School and Schools Out - Day nursery, 1.7 milesOfsted, 23 November 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Blooming Kids - Day nursery, 1.8 milesOfsted, 27 September 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Cowdown Day Nursery - Day nursery, 1.8 milesOfsted, 12 March 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- 3-2-5 Pre-School - Day nursery, 2.0 milesOfsted, 11 October 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 4
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 2 slight.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Hampshire is 9 (the median across 617 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Clatford Church of England Primary School
Will you get a place at Clatford Church of England Primary School?
For 2026 entry it had 26 first choices for 29 places. The report sets your home postcode against these figures.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
98%
Near capacity
206 pupils
210 places
4 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Across Hampshire council
Places available
15,642
Applications
12,982
Got 1st preference
93.4%
Got preferred school
98.9%
All primary applications across Hampshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Future places in the local planning area
DfE estimates the Andover Rural Primary planning area (Hampshire) will have 249 spare primary places in 2027/28. In the year groups that are short, it estimates 2 additional places needed.
Source: Department for Education, School capacity: Academic year 2024/25 (published 19 March 2026), estimates of future school place demand by planning area. Council pupil forecasts against reported places, counting places councils and DfE plan to add or remove; rounded to whole places. Explore Education Statistics
Inspection History(6)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
11
SEN Support
13
EHC Plans
11.4%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
210
Total Pupils
99
Boys
111
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
11
Teachers
19.1:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£48,832
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,018
Per pupil
£1110k
Total funding
£9k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.9%
Overall absence
4.3%
Persistent absence
185
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Clatford Church of England Primary School
What are SATs results like at Clatford Church of England Primary School?
Of the pupils at Clatford Church of England Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 93% reached the expected standard in reading and 93% did so in maths.
What is Clatford Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Clatford Church of England Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in February 2025, was ungraded. At its last graded inspection, in March 2014, it was rated Outstanding.
Is it hard to get a place at Clatford Church of England Primary School?
Clatford Church of England Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 98% of its 210 places.
How big are the classes at Clatford Church of England Primary School?
Classes at Clatford Church of England Primary School average 30 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils.
How many pupils go to Clatford Church of England Primary School?
Clatford Church of England Primary School has around 210 pupils on roll. 2% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Clatford Church of England Primary School?
3.9% of sessions were missed at Clatford Church of England Primary School in 2024/25. 4.3% of pupils were persistently absent.
How many road collisions happen near Clatford Church of England Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 2 slight. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Hampshire is 9 (the median across 617 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Clatford Church of England Primary School?
Clatford Church of England Primary School is at Village Street, Goodworth Clatford, Andover, Hampshire, SP11 7RE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)