Cliddesden Primary School, Basingstoke

Ofsted's report card from its 3 February 2026 inspection grades Cliddesden Primary School on 7 areas: 6 expected standard and 1 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils' achievement in reading and phonics is well established across the school."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "The curriculum is broad and ambitious."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders prioritise the early years foundation stage."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders have well‑established systems for identifying and supporting pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "New interim leaders have acted quickly to understand the school's context, strengths and areas for development."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "The school has a suitable curriculum in place for teaching personal, social and health education (PSHE)."

Attendance and behaviour - Needs attention. "Some pupils do not attend school often enough."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "• Leaders should ensure that teachers check pupils' understanding consistently across the curriculum and make timely, precise and effective adaptations to their teaching to address misconceptions, fill gaps in knowledge and support pupils to learn the curriculum deeply. • Leaders should ensure systems to monitor and improve attendance are robust and that they challenge and support effectively where attendance falls below the expected requirements".

In its own words: "Please note that the school gates will open at 8:30am. There will be a member of staff on duty at the gate to welcome all the children. Please do not drop off your children until a staff member is at the gate to welcome you. All children will need to walk round to their entrance door and straight into class."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include cricket and dance.

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

Coming up: an open day on Wednesday 11 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 88% of Year 6 pupils at Cliddesden Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 75% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 75% in Hampshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 73% in reading and 60% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 9 families put Cliddesden Primary School as their first choice and 31 named it as one of their preferences, for 12 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 Cliddesden Primary School are Manor Field Infant School (1.1 miles, Good); Manor Field Junior School (1.1 miles, Good, 77% reading, 77% maths); Chalk Ridge Primary School (1.2 miles, Good, 62% reading, 64% maths); and Hatch Warren Infant School (1.4 miles, Good).

Cliddesden Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 2 of them.

28 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Cliddesden Primary School (as of April 2026): 100% would recommend the school, 96% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that they are kept well informed about progress (79%).

9.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 6.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (83%) and Mixed (7%).

In 2026, 10 pupils (9.8%) received SEN support and 8 (7.8%) 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 autism.

Cliddesden Primary School had 7 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Basingstoke Rail Station, about 2.6 miles away in a straight line.

In August 2026, police recorded 6 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences and other theft. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Hampshire (72).

In 2024/25, Cliddesden Primary School issued 5 suspensions, 4.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.