Tadley Community Primary School, Tadley
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Tadley Community Primary School creates a warm, caring environment where children thrive and feel valued. The school excels at teaching reading and building confident, kind young people who understand the importance of treating others with respect and care. Parents and carers are highly complimentary, with many expressing that they love the school.
Key Strengths
- Pupils demonstrate excellent behaviour, inclusivity and respect for differences, with strong understanding of equality and equity
- Well-structured phonics programme helps pupils learn to read swiftly with expert teaching and good support for those who need catching up
- Early years children settle quickly and build confidence through thoughtful staff support and stimulating activities
- High-quality lunchtime activities support play, creativity and social skills with pupils engaging in dens, dressing up, loom bands and sledging
- Pupils develop into kind, respectful young people through leadership roles such as well-being ambassadors, prefects and eco-team, and by supporting class charities
Areas for Improvement
- Some tasks in foundation subjects do not focus well enough on subject-specific knowledge pupils need to learn and remember
- Assessment checks in some wider curriculum subjects are not clear and precise enough, meaning gaps in knowledge are not identified or closed quickly
- Some misconceptions are not addressed swiftly enough in certain subjects
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with pupils feeling safe and knowing staff will listen to them if they have worries.
Extracurricular Activities
Well-being hub, well-being ambassadors, prefects, eco-team, class charities, bake sales, pet food bank
Tadley Community Primary School has maintained its good standards and continues to be a caring, inclusive community where pupils thrive and achieve well. The school has high expectations for pupils and promotes strong values of pride, kindness, diversity and community.
At a Glance
14.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
64 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 84% to 50%. Maths has declined from 68% to 43%. Writing has declined from 65% to 55%.
Class Sizes
25.4
Avg class size
26.0
Infant (KS1)
25.0
KS2
7
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
53%
Available places
221 pupils
420 capacity
199 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Tadley
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Tadley
Admissions Demand - Hampshire
Places available
15,583
Applications
13,385
Got 1st preference
92.3%
Got preferred school
98.7%
Primary admissions across Hampshire (2025/26)
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Pupil Demographics
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.53835%
Overall absence
15.04854%
Persistent absence
206
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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