Steep Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Petersfield, Hampshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.07 miles
Published by Hampshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2019–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Steep Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a primary school in Petersfield, Hampshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 1 October 2024. Hampshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
Steep Church of England Voluntary Controlled 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 | 1.07 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
- For Reception 2026 the last child offered a place lived 1.07 miles away, the 31st shortest of 88 Hampshire primary schools with a published last distance.
- Reception's 2026 last distance was nearer the school than in 2025 and 2019, and it swung sharply between some years.
- Reception 2026 had 16 first-choice applications for 15 offers; 14 offers went to first-choice families, and 2 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 64% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 29% 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
- 95 Church Road, Steep, 95 - 97 Church Road, Petersfield, GU32 2DE
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Hampshire
- Pupils on roll
- 102 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 3.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 1 October 2024
Strengths
- “Children in this school have a wonderful start and go on to become confident and successful learners.”
- “From early years onwards, pupils are exceptionally well behaved.”
- “They act courteously and are polite.”
To improve
- “Occasionally, staff do not design activities precisely enough.”
- “This can make it harder for pupils to learn.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 October 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) | 64% | 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: 16 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 14 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.
- Sheet Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Herne Junior School 1.2 mi School remains Good
- Petersfield Infant School 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Langrish Primary School 1.9 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Froxfield Church of England Primary and Pre-School 2.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Liss Infant School 2.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Liss Junior School 2.4 mi Good
- Buriton Primary School 3.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published