Wherwell Primary School

Test Valley · SP11 7JP

General information Primary School · 4-11 years Who goes here 135 pupils, 11.9% FSM

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Wherwell Primary School

General Information

Address: Wherwell, Andover, SP11 7JP – View on map
Phone: 01264860384
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Mandy Ovenden
Age range: 4-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 16 families put it first for 22 places – 7 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 9 · 2024 9 · 2025 9 · 2026 7
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

135 pupils out of 146 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 16
% eligible for free school meals: 11.9%
Pupil mix: 3 in 10 (similar to the Test Valley average)
English as an additional language: 9% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 14.3% a year (Test Valley 20%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 100% moved to another school, 0% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
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: 3.6%
Persistently absent pupils: 3.4%
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: 8.1%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 4.4%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Moderate learning difficulty: 8 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 2 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Moderate learning difficulty: 2 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 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 2023 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: 93% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 14% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 30 percentage points above the Test Valley average (63%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Above (3-year average 78% against an expected 68%)
3-year average (expected standard): 78%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 100% · Writing 93% · Maths 93% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 93%
Average test scores: reading 110, maths 107
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 schoolTest Valley averageEngland↗ Improving Up 29 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 30 percentage points above the Test Valley average (63%).

Year 6 SATs: 1st of 39 junior and primary schools in the area

#1Wherwell Primary School93%
#2Broughton Primary School90%
#3Wellow Primary School81%

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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

#1Wherwell Primary School93%
#2Broughton Primary School90%
#3Wellow Primary School81%
=4Lockerley Church of England Endowed Primary School80%
=4St Francis Church of England Primary School80%
=6Appleshaw St Peter's CofE Primary School75%
=6Barton Stacey Church of England Primary School75%
#8Clatford Church of England Primary School74%
#9Amport Church of England Primary School73%
#10North Baddesley Junior School72%
=11Abbotts Ann Church of England Primary School71%
=11Braishfield Primary School71%
#13The Knights Enham Junior School69%
=14Balksbury Junior School68%
=14Halterworth Primary School68%
=16Nursling Church of England Primary School67%
=16Vernham Dean Gillum's Church of England Primary School67%
#18Cupernham Junior School66%
=19Awbridge Primary School65%
=19Knightwood Primary School65%
#21Rownhams St John's Church of England Primary School63%
#22Romsey Abbey Church of England Primary School61%
=23Grateley Primary School60%
=23Portway Junior School60%
#25Longparish Church of England Primary School59%
#26King's Somborne Church of England Primary School58%
#27West Tytherley Church of England Primary School57%
#28St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Andover56%
#29Hurstbourne Tarrant Church of England Primary School54%
#30Wallop Primary School53%
#31Anton Junior School52%
=32Romsey Primary School & Nursery50%
=32Shipton Bellinger Primary School50%
=32Vigo Primary School50%
#35Kimpton, Thruxton and Fyfield Church of England Primary School48%
=36Pilgrims' Cross CofE Aided Primary School45%
=36Roman Way Primary School45%
=36Stockbridge Primary & Pre-School45%
#39Andover Church of England Primary School38%

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22nd of 24 primary schools in Test Valley for Ofsted rating

#20Wellow Primary SchoolGood
#21West Tytherley Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#22Wherwell Primary SchoolGood
#23Endeavour Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#24Pilgrims' Cross CofE Aided Primary SchoolRequires improvement

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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

#1Abbotts Ann Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#2Appleshaw St Peter's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#3Awbridge Primary SchoolGood
#4Barton Stacey Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#5Braishfield Primary SchoolGood
#6Broughton Primary SchoolGood
#7Grateley Primary SchoolGood
#8Halterworth Primary SchoolGood
#9Kimpton, Thruxton and Fyfield Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#10King's Somborne Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#11Nursling Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#12Romsey Abbey Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#13Romsey Primary School & NurseryGood
#14Rownhams St John's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#15St Francis Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#16St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, AndoverGood
#17Stockbridge Primary & Pre-SchoolGood
#18Vernham Dean Gillum's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#19Vigo Primary SchoolGood
#20Wellow Primary SchoolGood
#21West Tytherley Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#22Wherwell Primary SchoolGood
#23Endeavour Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#24Pilgrims' Cross CofE Aided Primary SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,853 (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.

19th of 33 primary schools in Test Valley for spending per pupil

#17Nursling Church of England Primary School£6,978
#18Broughton Primary School£6,860
#19Wherwell Primary School£6,853
#20Romsey Primary School & Nursery£6,822
#21Stockbridge Primary & Pre-School£6,820

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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

#1Vernham Dean Gillum's Church of England Primary School£12,366
#2West Tytherley Church of England Primary School£10,877
#3Lockerley Church of England Endowed Primary School£9,807
#4Grateley Primary School£8,503
#5Wallop Primary School£8,248
#6King's Somborne Church of England Primary School£8,193
#7Shipton Bellinger Primary School£8,168
#8Barton Stacey Church of England Primary School£8,010
#9Longparish Church of England Primary School£7,872
#10Hurstbourne Tarrant Church of England Primary School£7,739
#11Appleshaw St Peter's CofE Primary School£7,495
#12Roman Way Primary School£7,489
#13Andover Church of England Primary School£7,398
#14Abbotts Ann Church of England Primary School£7,383
#15Braishfield Primary School£7,232
#16Vigo Primary School£7,135
#17Nursling Church of England Primary School£6,978
#18Broughton Primary School£6,860
#19Wherwell Primary School£6,853
#20Romsey Primary School & Nursery£6,822
#21Stockbridge Primary & Pre-School£6,820
#22Amport Church of England Primary School£6,788
#23Kimpton, Thruxton and Fyfield Church of England Primary School£6,769
#24Romsey Abbey Church of England Primary School£6,767
#25Wellow Primary School£6,701
#26St Francis Church of England Primary School£6,294
#27St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Andover£6,166
#28Pilgrims' Cross CofE Aided Primary School£5,921
#29Knightwood Primary School£5,795
#30Rownhams St John's Church of England Primary School£5,739
#31Clatford Church of England Primary School£5,674
#32Awbridge Primary School£5,620
#33Halterworth Primary School£5,531

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