Voluntary controlled school · Hampshire

Botley Church of England Controlled Primary School

4–11Ages
357Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
116273URN

52 High Street, Botley, Southampton, SO30 2EA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

0.9 above Hampshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hampshire

170 applications for 59 places · 29th of 287 in Hampshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

77%met the expected standard

Hampshire 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 10 October 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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

2.9applications per place, Reception

0.9 above Hampshire median (2.0) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

170 applications · 59 places offered · 74 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.9; Hampshire median median 2.0
2025 4.2; Hampshire median median 2.0
2024 3.2; Hampshire median median 2.1
2023 3.3; Hampshire median median 2.0
2022 2.9; Hampshire median median 2.0
2021 3.2; Hampshire median median 2.0
2020 2.8; Hampshire median median 2.0
2019 3.0; Hampshire median median 2.0
2018 2.3; Hampshire median median 2.0
2017 3.1; Hampshire median median 2.0
2016 2.9; Hampshire median median 2.0
2015 3.1; Hampshire median median 2.0
2014 3.1; Hampshire median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Hampshire median in 13 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	170	2.9	74	1.25
Sep 2025	42	175	4.2	61	1.45
Sep 2024	45	145	3.2	50	1.11
Sep 2023	45	150	3.3	65	1.44
Sep 2022	45	132	2.9	52	1.16
Sep 2021	45	144	3.2	67	1.49
Sep 2020	45	126	2.8	55	1.22
Sep 2019	45	136	3.0	57	1.27
Sep 2018	60	135	2.3	65	1.08
Sep 2017	45	138	3.1	50	1.11
Sep 2016	60	173	2.9	87	1.45
Sep 2015	45	138	3.1	64	1.42
Sep 2014	45	138	3.1	51	1.13

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 80% · Maths 91% → all three 77% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard77%45th of 300 in Hampshire

Hampshire 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Hampshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard38%

Hampshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Hampshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth28%

Hampshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard91%

Hampshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard34%

Hampshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	77%	19%	107	107
2023/24	69%	13%	106	105
2022/23	83%	16%	108	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

Botley Church of England Controlled Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.9applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Boorley Park
1.6 km · Hampshire

Good2023

1.8applications per place
Curdridge Primary School
1.7 km · Hampshire

Remains Good2022

3.8applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Freegrounds Infant School
1.8 km · Hampshire

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place
Freegrounds Junior School
1.8 km · Hampshire

Remains Good2023

61%met the SATs standard
Berrywood Primary School
2.1 km · Hampshire

2025

2.7applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Kings Copse Primary School
2.1 km · Hampshire

Good2024

2.9applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Shamblehurst Primary School
2.4 km · Hampshire

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Wellstead Primary School
3.1 km · Hampshire

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 71%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: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 116273 · 850/3014
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 327 pupils · 357 on roll
Free school meals: 14.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: 52 High Street, Botley, Southampton, SO30 2EA
Local authority: Hampshire · Eastleigh

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