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Sopley Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
South Ripley, Bransgore, Christchurch BH23 8ET · burleyandsopleyfederation.org.uk · 01425 672343
On the mapSearch near BH23 8ET
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 38%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Hampshire 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 5.41 mi
- 8.71 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Hampshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 71
- 60% of 118 places
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 21.1%
- First language not English
- 4.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 5.41 mi (8.71 km) from the school. Source: Hampshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 12 families put the school first and 12 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 12 | 10 | 0.8 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 5.41 mi8.71 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 38% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Hampshire it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼38% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ▼99 | 105 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 8 February 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Sopley Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 8 Feb 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Nov 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Oct 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (17 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 17
- 21% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 29% who had a child bullied