Western Downland Church of England Aided Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 2–11 · Fordingbridge, 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 🔒
Western Downland Church of England Aided Primary School is a primary school in Fordingbridge, Hampshire for ages 2–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 13 September 2023. Hampshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
Western Downland Church of England Aided 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 in 2026 there were 25 first-choice applications for 25 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place; the published admission number was 28 places.
- 7 of the 30 applications (23%) for Reception in 2026 came from families living outside Hampshire, and 6 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 65% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%).
- The 2024/25 result was the 3rd lowest of 6 schools: this one and the 5 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
- Rockbourne, Fordingbridge, SP6 3NA
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Hampshire
- Pupils on roll
- 160 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 13 September 2023
Strengths
- “The school’s vision of giving pupils ‘the roots to grow and wings to fly’ is recognised by everyone.”
- “They strive to live these out in all they do.”
- “Due to their shared understanding of the values, pupils treat each other with kindness and compassion.”
To improve
- “Some of the curriculum improvements are new this academic year and are still being embedded.”
- “Consequently, staff do not always have the subject knowledge to design activities which enable pupils to learn the intended information.”
- “This is being addressed, but there is more work to do.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 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) | 65% | 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, 25 offers in total, 25 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.
- Breamore Church of England Primary School 2.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Fordingbridge Infant School 2.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Fordingbridge Junior School 2.7 mi Good
- Hyde Church of England Primary School 4.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Hale Primary School 4.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Poulner Junior School 7.7 mi Standards maintained
- Poulner Infant School and Nursery 7.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Ringwood Church of England Infant School 8.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published