Voluntary aided school · Hampshire

Hordle CofE (VA) Primary School

2–11Ages
382Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
116486URN

Hordle Lane, Hordle, Lymington, SO41 0FB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded OutstandingMar 2016

School remains OutstandingUngraded inspection · Feb 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

close to Hampshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hampshire

85 applications for 43 places · 145th of 287 in Hampshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

76%met the expected standard

Hampshire 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded OutstandingMar 2016

School remains OutstandingUngraded inspection · Feb 2022

Inspection history

9 February 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding
15 March 2016
Graded inspection: 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

2.0applications per place, Reception

close to Hampshire median (2.0) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

85 applications · 43 places offered · 46 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.0; Hampshire median median 2.0
2025 2.0; Hampshire median median 2.0
2024 2.0; Hampshire median median 2.1
2023 2.0; Hampshire median median 2.0
2022 2.0; Hampshire median median 2.0
2021 2.0; Hampshire median median 2.0
2020 2.2; Hampshire median median 2.0
2019 2.4; Hampshire median median 2.0
2018 2.0; Hampshire median median 2.0
2017 2.9; Hampshire median median 2.0
2016 2.6; Hampshire median median 2.0
2015 2.4; Hampshire median median 2.0
2014 2.1; 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	43	85	2.0	46	1.07
Sep 2025	45	91	2.0	46	1.02
Sep 2024	43	84	2.0	42	0.98
Sep 2023	45	90	2.0	45	1.00
Sep 2022	45	90	2.0	42	0.93
Sep 2021	45	91	2.0	60	1.33
Sep 2020	45	100	2.2	52	1.16
Sep 2019	45	107	2.4	50	1.11
Sep 2018	45	91	2.0	51	1.13
Sep 2017	45	130	2.9	64	1.42
Sep 2016	45	119	2.6	48	1.07
Sep 2015	45	109	2.4	46	1.02
Sep 2014	45	93	2.1	49	1.09

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 88% · Maths 88% → all three 76% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard76%51st of 300 in Hampshire

Hampshire 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

Hampshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Hampshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard88%

Hampshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth33%

Hampshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard88%

Hampshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Hampshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	76%	12%	107	105
2023/24	87%	20%	109	107
2022/23	74%	17%	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

Hordle CofE (VA) Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Outstanding2022

2.0applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Ashley Infant School
1.6 km · Hampshire

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place
Ashley Junior School
2.0 km · Hampshire

Remains Good2023

56%met the SATs standard
Milford-on-Sea Church of England Primary School
2.9 km · Hampshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School - the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools
3.0 km · Hampshire

Outstanding2022

2.2applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
Tiptoe Primary School
3.3 km · Hampshire

Remains Good2022

3.0applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St Luke's Church of England Primary School
3.4 km · Hampshire

Outstanding2023

2.2applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
New Milton Infant School
3.5 km · Hampshire

Good2023

1.3applications per place
New Milton Junior School
3.5 km · Hampshire

2026

68%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 aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 116486 · 850/5206
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 336 pupils · 382 on roll
Free school meals: 9.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Hordle Lane, Hordle, Lymington, SO41 0FB
Local authority: Hampshire · New Forest

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