St Mary's Bentworth Church of England Primary School

East Hampshire · GU34 5RE

General information Primary School · 4-11 years Who goes here 107 pupils, 10.3% FSM

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St Mary's Bentworth Church of England Primary School

General Information

Address: Church Street, Bentworth, Alton, GU34 5RE – View on map
Phone: 01420562117
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Joanna Ayres
Age range: 4-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 21 families put it first for 14 places – 15 for every 10 places. 67% of them were offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 10 · 2024 13 · 2025 9 · 2026 15
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

107 pupils out of 109 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 11
% eligible for free school meals: 10.3%
Pupil mix: 1 in 10 (less mixed than the East Hampshire average)
English as an additional language: 4% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 0% a year (East Hampshire 16.1%, typical in England 13.9%)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Hampshire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 15 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 16 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Hampshire (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 3.1%
Persistently absent pupils: 2.1%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 9.3%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 7.5%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 4 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 3 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil
Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Specific learning difficulty: 4 pupils
Physical disability: 1 pupil
Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil
Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2019 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 79% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 7% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 15 percentage points above the East Hampshire average (64%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well above (3-year average 76% against an expected 56%)
3-year average (expected standard): 76%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 79% · Writing 86% · Maths 86% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 79%
Average test scores: reading 105, maths 103
Based on: 14 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolEast Hampshire averageEngland↗ Improving Up 15 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 15 percentage points above the East Hampshire average (64%).

Year 6 SATs: 6th of 32 junior and primary schools in the area

=4Buriton Primary School80%
=4Rowlands Castle St John's Church of England Controlled Primary School80%
#6St Mary's Bentworth Church of England Primary School79%
#7Chawton Church of England Primary School78%
#8Froxfield Church of England Primary and Pre-School77%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Ropley CofE Primary School84%
#2Langrish Primary School83%
#3Liphook Church of England Controlled Junior School82%
=4Buriton Primary School80%
=4Rowlands Castle St John's Church of England Controlled Primary School80%
#6St Mary's Bentworth Church of England Primary School79%
#7Chawton Church of England Primary School78%
#8Froxfield Church of England Primary and Pre-School77%
=9Bentley Church of England Primary School75%
=9Greatham Primary School75%
#11Saint Lawrence Church of England Primary School72%
=12Clanfield Junior School71%
=12Grayshott Church of England Controlled Primary School71%
=12Sheet Primary School71%
#15Four Marks Church of England Primary School70%
#16Rowledge Church of England Controlled Primary School69%
=17Binsted Church of England Primary School67%
=17Wootey Junior School67%
#19Liss Junior School66%
#20Bordon Junior School65%
=21Andrews' Endowed Church of England Primary School64%
=21Herne Junior School64%
=21Steep Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School64%
#24The Butts Primary School61%
#25Selborne Church of England Primary School57%
#26Horndean Church of England Junior School54%
#27St Matthew's Church of England Aided Primary School53%
#28Medstead Church of England Primary School48%
#29The Holme Church of England Primary School43%
#30East Meon Church of England Controlled Primary School40%
#31Weyford Nursery and Primary Academy38%
#32Anstey Junior School37%

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15th of 18 primary schools in East Hampshire for Ofsted rating

#13Selborne Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#14Sheet Primary SchoolGood
#15St Mary's Bentworth Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#16St Matthew's Church of England Aided Primary SchoolGood
#17The Holme Church of England Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Andrews' Endowed Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#2Binsted Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#3Buriton Primary SchoolGood
#4Chawton Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#5East Meon Church of England Controlled Primary SchoolGood
#6Four Marks Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#7Froxfield Church of England Primary and Pre-SchoolGood
#8Greatham Primary SchoolGood
#9Langrish Primary SchoolGood
#10Medstead Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#11Ropley CofE Primary SchoolGood
#12Rowledge Church of England Controlled Primary SchoolGood
#13Selborne Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#14Sheet Primary SchoolGood
#15St Mary's Bentworth Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#16St Matthew's Church of England Aided Primary SchoolGood
#17The Holme Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#18Woodlea Primary SchoolInadequate

Financials

Spending per pupil: £9,022 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

3rd of 25 primary schools in East Hampshire for spending per pupil

#1Medstead Church of England Primary School£9,382
#2Selborne Church of England Primary School£9,144
#3St Mary's Bentworth Church of England Primary School£9,022
#4Froxfield Church of England Primary and Pre-School£8,209
#5East Meon Church of England Controlled Primary School£8,121

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Medstead Church of England Primary School£9,382
#2Selborne Church of England Primary School£9,144
#3St Mary's Bentworth Church of England Primary School£9,022
#4Froxfield Church of England Primary and Pre-School£8,209
#5East Meon Church of England Controlled Primary School£8,121
#6Buriton Primary School£8,037
#7Chawton Church of England Primary School£7,955
#8Binsted Church of England Primary School£7,833
#9Steep Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£7,774
#10Sheet Primary School£7,063
#11Andrews' Endowed Church of England Primary School£7,030
#12Bentley Church of England Primary School£6,975
#13Ropley CofE Primary School£6,747
#14The Holme Church of England Primary School£6,651
#15Rowlands Castle St John's Church of England Controlled Primary School£6,476
#16Four Marks Church of England Primary School£6,215
#17Greatham Primary School£6,186
#18St Matthew's Church of England Aided Primary School£6,087
#19Rowledge Church of England Controlled Primary School£6,084
#20Grayshott Church of England Controlled Primary School£6,014
#21Saint Lawrence Church of England Primary School£6,009
#22The Butts Primary School£5,980
#23Langrish Primary School£5,715
#24Weyford Nursery and Primary Academy£4,825
#25Woodlea Primary School£3,421

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