Community school · Hampshire

Tower Hill Primary School

4–11Ages
418Pupils
PrimaryPhase
116142URN

Fowler Road, Farnborough, GU14 0BW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to Hampshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hampshire

112 applications for 59 places · 158th of 287 in Hampshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

75%met the expected standard

Hampshire 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 12 November 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.9applications per place, Reception

close to Hampshire median (2.0) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

112 applications · 59 places offered · 67 named it first

2026 1.9; Hampshire median median 2.0
2025 2.0; Hampshire median median 2.0
2024 2.0; Hampshire median median 2.1
2023 1.8; Hampshire median median 2.0
2022 2.1; Hampshire median median 2.0
2021 1.8; Hampshire median median 2.0
2020 1.9; Hampshire median median 2.0
2019 1.6; Hampshire median median 2.0
2018 1.7; Hampshire median median 2.0
2017 1.9; Hampshire median median 2.0
2016 1.3; Hampshire median median 2.0
2015 1.5; Hampshire median median 2.0
2014 1.3; Hampshire median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Hampshire median in 1 of 13 years.

This school
Hampshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	59	112	1.9	67	1.14
Sep 2025	57	114	2.0	73	1.28
Sep 2024	59	119	2.0	64	1.08
Sep 2023	59	103	1.8	69	1.17
Sep 2022	59	124	2.1	75	1.27
Sep 2021	60	108	1.8	66	1.10
Sep 2020	60	113	1.9	76	1.27
Sep 2019	59	93	1.6	66	1.12
Sep 2018	60	99	1.7	65	1.08
Sep 2017	59	109	1.9	70	1.19
Sep 2016	60	78	1.3	43	0.72
Sep 2015	60	88	1.5	56	0.93
Sep 2014	58	75	1.3	37	0.64

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 78% · Maths 85% → all three 75% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard75%54th of 300 in Hampshire

Hampshire 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

Hampshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard38%

Hampshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Hampshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Hampshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard85%

Hampshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard35%

Hampshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Hampshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	75%	17%	107	106
2023/24	64%	14%	106	105
2022/23	70%	13%	105	107

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Tower Hill Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Southwood Infant School
1.2 km · Hampshire

Good2023

3.0applications per place
Cove Junior School
1.3 km · Hampshire

Remains Good2024

54%met the SATs standard
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
1.5 km · Hampshire

Good2024

1.9applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Cove Infant School
1.6 km · Hampshire

Good2024

2.6applications per place
St Peter's Church of England Aided Junior School
1.6 km · Hampshire

Good2022

58%met the SATs standard
Manor Junior School
1.7 km · Hampshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

52%met the SATs standard
Manor Infant School
1.7 km · Hampshire

2026

2.3applications per place
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
1.8 km · Hampshire

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 55%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 116142 · 850/2512
Capacity: 420 pupils · 418 on roll
Free school meals: 24.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Fowler Road, Farnborough, GU14 0BW
Local authority: Hampshire · Rushmoor

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources