Longparish Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Andover, Hampshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Hampshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2019–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Longparish Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Andover, Hampshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 1 April 2025. Hampshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
Longparish 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| 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, there were 25 first-choice applications for 14 offers: 1.8 first choices per offer, the highest of 320 Hampshire primary schools.
- For Reception 2026, 14 offers went to first-choice families, and 11 first-choice families (44%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 59% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%).
- 2024/25: 59% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, the 4th highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 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
- Longparish, Andover, SP11 6PB
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Hampshire
- Pupils on roll
- 104 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 1 April 2025
Strengths
- “‘A nurturing and inspiring environment for children to learn and grow’ is one parent’s view, capturing the essence of Longparish and the opinions of many parents and carers.”
- “‘Leap into Longparish’ visits and activities ensure that children settle quickly and get off to a superb start in the Reception class.”
- “The values of ‘excellence, friendship and respect’ permeate all aspects of school life, indoors and outside.”
To improve
- “Standards in writing have not been as high.”
- “Sometimes, though, they remember what they did rather than what they learned.”
- “Strategies intended to help pupils retain and recall important knowledge and skills are not precise enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 May 2025 (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) | 59% | 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: 25 first-preference applications, 14 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.
- Barton Stacey Church of England Primary School 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Wherwell Primary School 2.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Pilgrims' Cross CofE Aided Primary School 2.3 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Whitchurch Church of England Primary School 3.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Vigo Primary School 3.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Andover Church of England Primary School 3.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Anton Infant School 4.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Anton Junior School 4.1 mi Not judged