Hale Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Fordingbridge, Hampshire
Hale Primary School is a primary school in Fordingbridge, Hampshire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 30 January 2024. Hampshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Hatchett Green, Hale, Fordingbridge, SP6 2NE
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Hampshire
- Pupils on roll
- 73 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 30 January 2024
Strengths
- “This is a happy, nurturing school.”
- “Friendships across all age groups thrive.”
- “Pupils talk about how kind everyone is, with one pupil saying, ‘There are no bad vibes at Hale.”
To improve
- “Pupils learn well at Hale, but they could learn even better.”
- “In some subjects, there is a long gap between projects.”
- “Whereas pupils know their current learning well, some pupils struggle to remember key learning over longer periods of time.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 March 2024 (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) | 69% | 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: 7 first-preference applications, 8 offers in total, 7 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2019 to 2026, as Hampshire published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hampshire.
- Breamore Church of England Primary School 2.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Fordingbridge Infant School 3.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Fordingbridge Junior School 3.7 mi Good
- Hyde Church of England Primary School 4.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Western Downland Church of England Aided Primary School 4.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Wellow Primary School 7.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Copythorne CofE Infant School 7.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bartley Church of England Junior School 7.9 mi School remains Good