Tadley Community Primary School, Tadley

Good
Primary
Community school
Mixed
Ages 411

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~740m)Possible (~1.1km)Unlikely (~1.4km)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Joanne Bruce-Carter
Pupils:221 / 420 capacity
LA:Hampshire
Phone:01189813805
Address:The Green, Tadley, RG26 3PB
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 1 year ago
-

Overall

Inspected 29 April 2025View full report
URN:115952
UKPRN:10076984
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:North West Hampshire
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

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 responses
Would recommend94%
Child is happy97%
Well taught95%
Good progress91%
Feels safe97%
Well behaved91%
Bullying dealt with11%
Kept informed97%
Handles concerns69%
Wider development91%

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

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-34ppMaths-25ppWriting-10pp

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

Getting There

Bus Stops

Fairlawn Road (adj)
78m · 1 min walk
Manse Lane (SE-bound)
220m · 4 min walk
New Inn (NE-bound)
587m · 10 min walk
Rowan Road (adj)
592m · 10 min walk
Skates Lane (N-bound)
717m · 12 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

53%

Available places

221 pupils

420 capacity

199 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Tadley

Low pressure
New homes approved:379
Projected new pupils:95

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Tadley

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(8)

29 April 2025
5 November 2019
4 May 2016
Leadership & ManagementGood

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

5.53835%

Overall absence

15.04854%

Persistent absence

206

Enrolments

Authorised4.64904%
Unauthorised0.88931%
Persistent (10%+)15.04854%
Severe (50%+)2.42718%

Absence trend

4.38425%
18/19
4.88505%
20/21
8.82327%
21/22
7.96104%
22/23
7.1393%
23/24
5.53835%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

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