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Preston Candover Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary controlled
Preston Candover, Basingstoke RG25 2EE · prestoncandover.hants.sch.uk · 01256 389278
On the mapSearch near RG25 2EE
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 79%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Hampshire 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Hampshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 98
- 68% of 145 places
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 5.1%
- First language not English
- 5.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Hampshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 16 families put the school first and 16 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 16 | 15 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 18 | 16 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 15 | 14 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 79% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 29% 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 | |||
| ▲79% | 62% | ||
| ▲29% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Preston Candover Church of England Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 10 January 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 10 Jan 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jun 2010
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2010Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good May 2007Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
84% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (44 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 84%
- Replies
- 44
- 41% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 23% who had a child bullied