Voluntary controlled school · Hampshire

Preston Candover Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
98Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
116308URN

Preston Candover, Basingstoke, RG25 2EE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.3 below Hampshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hampshire

28 applications for 16 places · 197th of 287 in Hampshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

79%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 January 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
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

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Hampshire median (2.0) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

28 applications · 16 places offered · 16 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.8; Hampshire median median 2.0
2025 1.8; Hampshire median median 2.0
2024 1.5; Hampshire median median 2.1
2023 2.1; Hampshire median median 2.0
2022 1.1; Hampshire median median 2.0
2021 1.7; Hampshire median median 2.0
2020 1.2; Hampshire median median 2.0
2019 1.4; Hampshire median median 2.0
2018 1.5; Hampshire median median 2.0
2017 1.9; Hampshire median median 2.0
2016 1.4; Hampshire median median 2.0
2015 2.3; Hampshire median median 2.0
2014 1.5; 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	16	28	1.8	16	1.00
Sep 2025	16	29	1.8	15	0.94
Sep 2024	18	27	1.5	16	0.89
Sep 2023	11	23	2.1	11	1.00
Sep 2022	15	17	1.1	14	0.93
Sep 2021	15	26	1.7	14	0.93
Sep 2020	27	33	1.2	27	1.00
Sep 2019	16	23	1.4	15	0.94
Sep 2018	23	34	1.5	20	0.87
Sep 2017	21	40	1.9	21	1.00
Sep 2016	21	29	1.4	19	0.90
Sep 2015	14	32	2.3	13	0.93
Sep 2014	21	31	1.5	25	1.19

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 86% · Maths 86% → all three 79% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard79%35th of 300 in Hampshire

Hampshire 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Hampshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard43%

Hampshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard86%

Hampshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth50%

Hampshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

Hampshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard36%

Hampshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	79%	29%	106	104
2023/24	100%	14%	114	108
2022/23	79%	14%	108	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

Preston Candover Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.8applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Bentworth Church of England Primary School
5.9 km · Hampshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
North Waltham Primary School
6.5 km · Hampshire

Remains Good2021

2.0applications per place
Hounsome Fields Primary School
6.6 km · Hampshire

Not yet inspected

3.2applications per place
St Mark's Church of England Primary School
6.8 km · Hampshire

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Cliddesden Primary School
7.0 km · Hampshire

2026

2.6applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Medstead Church of England Primary School
7.2 km · Hampshire

Good2023

3.1applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Hatch Warren Junior School
7.4 km · Hampshire

Good2024

59%met the SATs standard
Hatch Warren Infant School
7.4 km · Hampshire

Good2022

2.9applications per place

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: 116308 · 850/3126
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 145 pupils · 98 on roll
Free school meals: 5.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Preston Candover, Basingstoke, RG25 2EE
Local authority: Hampshire · Basingstoke and Deane

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