The Ferns Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Farnborough, 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 🔒
The Ferns Primary Academy is a primary school in Farnborough, Hampshire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). 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.
The Ferns Primary Academy 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
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, as at 204 of the 315 other Hampshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026: 12 first-choice applications for 18 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 6 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 55% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% 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
- Field Road, Farnborough, GU14 9FX
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Hampshire
- Pupils on roll
- 87 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 35.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 1 October 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils strive for success at this school.”
- “The school’s ambition for all pupils to achieve their very best is at the heart of its work.”
- “Pupils rise to the school’s high expectations for behaviour and learning.”
To improve
- “In recent years, pupils have not achieved as well as they should.”
- “National test results have been too low for many pupils.”
- “However, sometimes, teachers’ checks on pupils’ learning do not pick up on pupils’ errors precisely enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 November 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) | 55% | 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: 12 first-preference applications, 18 offers in total, 12 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.
- Farnborough Grange Nursery & Infant Community School 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Grange Community Junior School 0.5 mi Not judged
- Hawley Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Cherrywood Community Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Manor Infant School 0.9 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Manor Junior School 0.9 mi Not judged
- Pinewood Infant School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published