Buriton Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Petersfield, Hampshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
4.98 miles
Published by Hampshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2019–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Buriton Primary School is a primary school in Petersfield, Hampshire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 20 September 2023. Hampshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
Buriton Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 4.98 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 4.98 miles away, the 8th longest of the 88 Hampshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- That 2026 distance was nearer the school than in 2024, the other year with a published outcome.
- There were 12 first-choice applications for 15 Reception offers in 2026; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 80% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 13% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hampshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- High Street, Buriton, Petersfield, GU31 5RX
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Hampshire
- Pupils on roll
- 95 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 20 September 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils value the sense of family at this school where everyone nurtures and supports one another.”
- “They appreciate the positive relationships with staff and the care that pupils have for each other.”
- “This helps them to feel safe and happy.”
To improve
- “However, there are a couple of subjects that need further refinement to sequence the key knowledge more accurately.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 October 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 80% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 12 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 12 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hampshire.
- Petersfield Infant School 1.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Langrish Primary School 2.2 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Herne Junior School 2.4 mi School remains Good
- Sheet Primary School 3.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Clanfield Junior School 3.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Steep Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 3.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Petersgate Infant School 3.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- East Meon Church of England Controlled Primary School 3.9 mi Not judged Last distance published