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Twyford St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Winchester

Good
Primary
Voluntary controlled school
Mixed
Church of England
Ages 4–11

Twyford St Mary's Church of England Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Winchester. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in February 2016. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in November 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 3rd-highest of the 21 schools in Winchester with published results, and 749th of 14,452 across England. It was 95% full in 2025.

SATs results
Above England average
Ofsted
Good (2016)
Demand
Oversubscribed
Attendance
Better than England average
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Hampshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Twyford St Mary's Church of England Primary School in detail

Twyford St Mary's Church of England Primary School in its own words

In its own words: "Twyford St Mary’s is a warm, welcoming community focused school with a history of high academic achievement. As a Church of England maintained school we hold Christian values at our core, while still providing a diversity of curriculum and opportunities to thrive for all children, regardless of faith."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Twyford St Mary’s Church of England Primary School - A Small School Making a World of Difference It is my pleasure and privilege as Interim Headteacher to welcome you to Twyford St Mary’s CE Primary School, a thriving village school at the heart of the beautiful community of Twyford."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, hockey, cricket, dance and cooking.

The school runs after-school care.

Vision and values (school website)Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 91% of Year 6 pupils at Twyford St Mary's Church of England Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 96% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 75% in Hampshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 83% in reading and 78% in maths in 2024.

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

Getting a place at Twyford St Mary's Church of England Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 21 families put Twyford St Mary's Church of England Primary School as their first choice and 42 named it as one of their preferences, for 20 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at Twyford St Mary's Church of England Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Twyford St Mary's Church of England Primary School are Compton All Saints Church of England Primary School (1 mile, Good, 73% reading, 73% maths); Colden Common Primary School (1.6 miles, Good, 78% reading, 82% maths); Otterbourne Church of England Primary School (1.8 miles, Outstanding, 84% reading, 82% maths); and Oliver's Battery Primary and Nursery School (2.2 miles, Good, 81% reading, 68% maths).

Twyford St Mary's Church of England Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Compton All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolColden Common Primary SchoolOtterbourne Church of England Primary SchoolOliver's Battery Primary and Nursery School

What parents say

27 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Twyford St Mary's Church of England Primary School (as of September 2025): 100% would recommend the school, 96% say their child is happy there and 83% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (83%).

Who goes there

7.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 2.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (86%) and Mixed (9%).

In 2026, 22 pupils (15.6%) received SEN support and 3 (2.1%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

Staffing

Twyford St Mary's Church of England Primary School had 10 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Shawford Rail Station, about 890 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Crossroads (s-bound), 90 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Twyford St Mary's Church of England Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 7 crimes within a mile of the school, most often other theft, public order offences and burglary. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Hampshire (72).

Suspensions and exclusions

Twyford St Mary's Church of England Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

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; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Ms Marissa Ballard
Pupils:141
LA:Hampshire
Phone:01962713358
Address:School Road, Twyford, Winchester, SO21 1QQ
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago

This judgement is from February 2016, 10 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.

-

Overall

Latest (ungraded) inspection: Standards have been maintained.

Inspected 5 November 2024View full report
URN:116320
UKPRN:10071559
Diocese:Diocese of Winchester
Constituency:Winchester
Urban/Rural:Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted's report, in its own words

What is it like to attend this school?

Pupils are rightly proud of their welcoming school. Leaders' expectations are high. Pupils rise to these both in their learning and conduct. Across the school, nurturing staff help pupils to feel happy, safe and well cared for. This builds an atmosphere of calmness and mutual respect. Pupils know that staff will listen to them and will support them to resolve their concerns.

The sense of community and belonging is tangible here. Pupils behave exceptionally well. They relish opportunities to make a positive difference to the lives of others. For example, from the outset, younger children are linked with older 'buddies'. This approach supports children who are new to the school to form strong relationships with their peers. Pupils get along well. They enjoy positive interactions with their friends during playtimes and lunchtimes.

What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?

The school has taken effective actions to maintain standards since the last inspection. Leaders have strengthened the curriculum to ensure it precisely identifies the important information pupils should learn from the early years to Year 6. Together with governors, leaders have ensured that the curriculum has been designed to suit the mixed-age class arrangements. In making these changes, the school has carefully considered staff workload and well-being. Those with responsibility for governance carry out their statutory duties effectively.

The school ensures that staff have secure subject knowledge. Leaders have worked well with the local authority to provide staff with the training they need to deliver the curriculum with confidence. Overall, staff present information clearly to pupils. They demonstrate activities so that pupils know what is expected of them. However, sometimes, the activities which pupils are asked to complete do not help them to learn the intended curriculum as well as they could. When this happens, it affects how well some pupils participate and how securely they build up their knowledge.

From Ofsted's November 2024 ungraded inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its February 2016 inspection - up from Requires Improvement.

Rated Good for

Leadership & management.

At a Glance

7.1%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

27 responses
Would recommend100%
Child is happy96%
Child does well89%
High expectations85%
Feels safe100%
Well behaved100%
Bullying dealt with (of parents with a view)83%
Kept informed93%
Handles concerns (of parents who raised one)96%
Wider development93%

Source: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+8ppMaths+18ppWriting+9pp

Reading has improved from 83% to 91% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 78% to 96% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 78% to 87% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

28.0

Avg class size

28.0

KS2

2

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Getting There

Train Stations

Shawford Rail Station
890m · 14 min walk

Bus Stops

Crossroads (S-bound)
88m · 1 min walk
Churchfields (opp)
106m · 2 min walk
Manor Farm Green (opp)
360m · 6 min walk
Northfields (nr)
678m · 11 min walk
Highbridge Road (nr)
685m · 11 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
1
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Children hurt
0

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight.

No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.

0 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 counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Your chances of a place at Twyford St Mary's Church of England Primary School

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

95%

Near capacity

149 pupils

157 places

8 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Winchester

Low pressure
New homes approved:1,494
Projected new pupils:374

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Winchester

Across Hampshire council

Low demand council-wide0.83 applications per place

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: Oversubscribed

Inspection History(9)

5 November 2024

Ungraded inspection: Standards have been maintained.

10 December 2019
2 February 2016
Leadership & ManagementGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

22

SEN Support

3

EHC Plans

17.7%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Social, Emotional & Mental Health8
Moderate Learning Difficulty6
Specific Learning Difficulty4
Autistic Spectrum Disorder2
Speech, Language & Communication1
Hearing Impairment1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
85.8%
Mixed
8.5%
Other
0.7%
Unclassified
1.4%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals7.1%
English as Additional Language2.1%

141

Total Pupils

67

Boys

74

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

10

Teachers

14.1:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£49,594

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,274

Per pupil

£848k

Total funding

£12k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£15,680
EAL funding£4,856
Lump sum£146,274

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

3.5%

Overall absence

3.0%

Persistent absence

134

Enrolments

Authorised2.7%
Unauthorised0.8%
Persistent (10%+)3.0%
Severe (50%+)0.0%

Absence trend

2.3%
18/19
1.6%
20/21
3.2%
21/22
3.2%
22/23
3.6%
23/24
3.5%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

Questions parents ask about Twyford St Mary's Church of England Primary School

What are SATs results like at Twyford St Mary's Church of England Primary School?

Of the pupils at Twyford St Mary's Church of England Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 91% reached the expected standard in reading and 96% did so in maths.

What is Twyford St Mary's Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Twyford St Mary's Church of England Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in November 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in February 2016, it was rated Good.

What is the catchment area for Twyford St Mary's Church of England Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When Twyford St Mary's Church of England Primary School is oversubscribed, Hampshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Twyford St Mary's Church of England Primary School?

Twyford St Mary's Church of England Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 95% of its capacity.

How big are the classes at Twyford St Mary's Church of England Primary School?

Classes at Twyford St Mary's Church of England Primary School average 28 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Twyford St Mary's Church of England Primary School?

Twyford St Mary's Church of England Primary School has around 141 pupils on roll. 7% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Twyford St Mary's Church of England Primary School?

3.5% of sessions were missed at Twyford St Mary's Church of England Primary School in 2024/25. 3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Twyford St Mary's Church of England Primary School?

Apply through Hampshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Twyford St Mary's Church of England Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

How many road collisions happen near Twyford St Mary's Church of England Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 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 Twyford St Mary's Church of England Primary School?

Twyford St Mary's Church of England Primary School is at School Road, Twyford, Winchester, Hampshire, SO21 1QQ.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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