Chawton Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Alton, Hampshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.76 miles
Published by Hampshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2019–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Chawton Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Alton, Hampshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 12 November 2024. Hampshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
Chawton Church of England 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 | 0.76 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
- In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 0.76 miles away, the 13th shortest of 88 Hampshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- The Reception last distance for 2026 was about the same as in 2025 and nearer than in 2023, having swung sharply between some years.
- For Reception 2026, there were 23 first-choice applications for 17 offers: 17 offers went to first-choice families and 6 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- Its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths result was the highest of 7 schools: this one and the 6 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Hampshire that have results.
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
- Gosport Road, Chawton, Alton, GU34 1SG
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Hampshire
- Pupils on roll
- 101 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 19.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 12 November 2024
Strengths
- “The parent who said that they ‘think the school develops the children very well emotionally, physically, morally and academically’ captured the essence of Chawton perfectly.”
- “Many parents praised the transformation they have seen in recent times.”
- “Pupils are the greatest advocates.”
To improve
- “As the school is well aware, though, there are still some pupils who have gaps in their English and mathematics learning from previous years.”
- “Some pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) have not, however, been identified early enough in the past.”
- “Staff have not had sufficient information about how best to meet their needs.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 December 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) | 78% | 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: 23 first-preference applications, 17 offers in total, 17 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.
- The Butts Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Saint Lawrence Church of England Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Alton Infant School 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Anstey Junior School 1.8 mi Standards maintained
- Wootey Infant School 2.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Wootey Junior School 2.1 mi School remains Good
- Andrews' Endowed Church of England Primary School 2.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Selborne Church of England Primary School 3.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published