Voluntary controlled school · Hampshire

Bentley Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
179Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
116279URN

School Lane, Bentley, Farnham, GU10 5JP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.2per place

0.8 below Hampshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hampshire

25 applications for 21 places · 284th 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

Report card · inspected 13 January 2026Published 23 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

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Inspection history

13 January 2026
Report card · 6 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
14 September 2021
Graded inspection: Good

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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

1.2applications per place, Reception

0.8 below Hampshire median (2.0) 1.0 below England median (2.2)

25 applications · 21 places offered · 19 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.2; Hampshire median median 2.0
2025 1.9; Hampshire median median 2.0
2024 2.2; Hampshire median median 2.1
2023 2.1; Hampshire median median 2.0
2022 2.0; Hampshire median median 2.0
2021 1.7; Hampshire median median 2.0
2020 1.5; Hampshire median median 2.0
2019 1.6; Hampshire median median 2.0
2018 2.1; Hampshire median median 2.0
2017 2.1; Hampshire median median 2.0
2016 2.2; Hampshire median median 2.0
2015 1.8; Hampshire median median 2.0
2014 2.2; Hampshire median median 2.1

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	21	25	1.2	19	0.90
Sep 2025	24	46	1.9	24	1.00
Sep 2024	26	56	2.2	24	0.92
Sep 2023	16	33	2.1	15	0.94
Sep 2022	30	61	2.0	35	1.17
Sep 2021	26	44	1.7	25	0.96
Sep 2020	30	44	1.5	29	0.97
Sep 2019	30	48	1.6	29	0.97
Sep 2018	30	62	2.1	37	1.23
Sep 2017	21	45	2.1	19	0.90
Sep 2016	28	62	2.2	27	0.96
Sep 2015	30	55	1.8	26	0.87
Sep 2014	30	65	2.2	31	1.03

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 92% · Maths 79% → 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 standard83%

Hampshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard38%

Hampshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard92%

Hampshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth33%

Hampshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Hampshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard42%

Hampshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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%	109	108
2023/24	80%	24%	110	108
2022/23	68%	13%	109	105

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

Bentley Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.2applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Rowledge Church of England Controlled Primary School
3.4 km · Hampshire

2026

2.2applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Binsted Church of England Primary School
3.6 km · Hampshire

Good2023

2.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Crondall Primary School
4.4 km · Hampshire

Not yet inspected

1.6applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
St Peter's CofE Primary School
4.4 km · Surrey

Remains Good2024

2.8applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Highfield South Farnham School
5.2 km · Surrey

Remains Outstanding2024

2.4applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Potters Gate CofE Primary School
5.3 km · Surrey

2026

2.4applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's Church of England Infant School
5.7 km · Surrey

Standards maintained2025

4.0applications per place
Long Sutton Church of England Primary School
5.9 km · Hampshire

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 75%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: 116279 · 850/3023
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 218 pupils · 179 on roll
Free school meals: 8.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: School Lane, Bentley, Farnham, GU10 5JP
Local authority: Hampshire · East Hampshire

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