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Abbotts Ann Church of England Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedChurch of England110 pupilsAndoverHampshire
School Chooser Score
55
In line with
similar schools
Likely range 23 to 82, so it could be “above”
Out of 100. Better than 47% of the 50 schools most like it. Getting better year on year.
OfstedNo overall gradeLast Ofsted inspection, June 2025
Reached the expected level at 1171%England 63%
Attendance95.9%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families13%Far fewer than most schools
Places2 spare110 pupils, 112 places
Pupils per teacher21.2School workforce census

Abbotts Ann Church of England Primary School is a Church of England school (voluntary controlled) in Andover for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 110 pupils and room for 112. About 13 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. We give it 55 out of 100. That puts it in line with schools like it, ahead of 47% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was inspected 2025, no overall grade.

Duck Street, Abbotts Ann, Andover, SP11 7FE01264 710244abbottsann.hants.sch.ukMrs Kelly Roach headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 3 June 2025, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Not judged Between September 2024 and November 2025, Ofsted graded each area but stopped giving one overall word.

TeachingOfsted calls this “quality of education”
Good
BehaviourOfsted calls this “behaviour and attitudes”
Good
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development”
Good
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and management”
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective
Yes
Earlier inspections (1)
DateTypeOutcome
3 March 2020UngradedSchool remains Good

Results

Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025

14 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England. With a year group this small, a couple of children can move the percentages a long way.

Reached the expected level at 1171%
England 63%
Official name: Expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Working above the expected level0%
England 8%
Official name: Higher standard in reading, writing and maths
Reading score108.0
England 105.6
Official name: Reading average scaled score
Maths score104.0
England 104.6
Official name: Maths average scaled score
Trend
Reached the expected level at 11
2017 to 2025
2017: 69%69%20172018: 69%69%20182019: 86%86%20192023: 46%46%20232024: 64%64%20242025: 71%71%2025
Since 2017: +2%Improving overall
All Year 6 measures, year by year
Measure202520242023201920182017HampshireEngland
Pupils tested141413141316
Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths71%64%46%86%69%69%64%63%
Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths0%0%8%21%31%19%9%8%
Reading scoreReading average scaled score108.0105.0104.0109.0110.0108.0105.8105.6
Maths scoreMaths average scaled score104.0102.0102.0107.0106.0107.0104.3104.6
Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score104.0104.0102.0108.0112.0109.0104.8105.2
Expected level: readingReading expected standard93%86%69%93%92%81%
Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard71%71%62%86%85%88%
Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed)79%71%92%86%92%81%
Reading progressReading progress score-3.4+4.9+2.6+3.3
Maths progressMaths progress score-4.5+1.4-0.5+2.4
Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged69%

There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published. As a Church of England school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.

Nearly full107 pupils for 112 places, 2024/25
96% full

Fewer than one place in twenty is empty, so in most years more families apply than there are places. Living close by, or already having a child here, makes a real difference. Pupil numbers have stayed about the same since 2021/22.

Will my child get a place?

The last child to get a place lived 3.9 miles away in 2026, 2.4 miles away in 2025, 3.4 miles away in 2024. Children in care, brothers and sisters of current pupils, faith and other priority groups are placed first. After that, the closer you live, the better your chances. Type in your postcode to see how far away you are.

We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.

How places were given out for September 2026. More children applied than there were places. The last place went to a child living 3.9 miles from the school. Living closer than that didn't guarantee a place, but living much further away meant missing out that year.

EntryPlacesApplied at allGot a placeHow far the last child livedSource
2026 Primary1654163.9 milesLA
2025 Primary1655162.4 milesLA
2024 Primary1651163.4 milesLA
2023 Primary1657164.2 milesLA
2022 Primary1642161.6 milesLA

The distances are the council's own, usually measured in a straight line from home to the school gate. If the distance is getting shorter each year, the school is getting harder to get into. See which councils we have this data for.

Who goes here

Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.

Pupils on roll110Census January 2026
Places11298% full
Pupils from low-income families13%13% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English4%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support12%13 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan7%8 pupils with a plan
Average class size29.03 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils33%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)10%£17,050 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls54 / 56
White British pupils91%

Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 25.0 pupils (England 25.5); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 31.0 (England 27.3).

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Autistic spectrum disorder (8), language and communications needs (5), emotional and mental health (4), Hearing impairment (2), SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (1), Vision impairment (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll110109110107108105
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals13%9%6%7%6%6%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language4%4%6%5%3%2%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support9%15%16%12%13%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans5%4%3%2%2%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.9% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance95.9%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school10.6%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils1.82024/25, no permanent exclusions
Missed without permission0.9%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212018/19England
Sessions missedOverall absence4.1%3.8%4.0%4.7%1.6%2.5%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence3.2%3.3%3.5%4.5%1.5%2.2%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence0.9%0.6%0.5%0.2%0.1%0.3%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence10.6%8.1%6.4%4.1%1.1%4.3%12.8%
SuspensionsSuspension rate1.80.00.00.91.0
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions00000

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers5.2full-time equivalent, 6 people
Pupils per teacher21.2Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants5.4full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£50,136
Teachers who left in the year50%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher12.32024/25

Money

From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£7,383England £7,738. Total £805k
Income per pupil£7,280England £7,697. Total £794k
Spent on teachers per pupil£3,325England £3,480
Money in reserve6%Not much put by: £49k, £447 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out-£11kit spent more than it took in this year
Where the money goes£7,383spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m1412 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate40 per 1,000 people56% lower than the England average
Typical house price£362,500Test Valley
Nearest bus stop130 mBulbery, 10 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Balksbury Junior SchoolCouncil1.8 miles373Not inspected55Compare
Balksbury Infant SchoolCouncil1.8 miles269Good 202268Compare
St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, AndoverRoman Catholic1.9 miles215Good 202362Compare
Amport Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England1.9 miles103Report card 202688Compare
Clatford Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England2.0 miles210No overall grade 202580Compare
Portway Infant SchoolCouncil2.1 miles270Outstanding 202496Compare
Portway Junior SchoolCouncil2.1 miles376No overall grade 202439Compare
Anton Infant SchoolCouncil2.3 miles150Not inspectedCompare

Compared with schools like it

Our score compares Abbotts Ann Church of England Primary School with the 49 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 49 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.

Beats47%of schools with a similar mix of pupils
In the lower half of its group. Its score of 55 is about the same as the typical school in the group.
0Lowest of the group 8 · middle 56 · highest 94100

Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher

Of those 49 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than Abbotts Ann Church of England Primary School, nearest first. A school with the same kind of pupils and a higher score is the fairest sign that it gets more out of them.

SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Compton All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England13.8 miles108Good 202364Compare

How the score was worked out

The score is out of 100. A 55 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 55% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 23 to 82. That range is wide enough that the school could sit in the next band, so take the band as a rough guide rather than a verdict. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.

What we looked atHow much it countsAgainst schools like itEffect on the scoreBased on
Results over three years25%in line
+0.02
2025, 2024 and 2023 results; 14 pupils
Ofsted inspection20%in line
+0.01
Ofsted grade, 1.3 years old
Progress pupils make20%below
-0.10
DfE progress measure; 14 pupils
Direction of travel over five years10%above
+0.10
results and attendance rising year on year
Attendance and behaviour10%above
+0.06
2024/25; 94 pupils
Results, allowing for the mix of pupils10%below
-0.04
Attainment relative to schools with a similar intake; 14 pupils
What parents say0%no data

Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.

Questions parents ask

Is Abbotts Ann Church of England Primary School a good school?

It is about average. Abbotts Ann Church of England Primary School scores 55 out of 100. That is in line with schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 47% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 23 to 82, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much. Its results have been getting better over the last five years.

What is Abbotts Ann Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Abbotts Ann Church of England Primary School not judged at its last full inspection on 3 June 2025.

How good are Abbotts Ann Church of England Primary School's SATs results?

In summer 2025, 71% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 0% went further and reached the higher level. The year group was small, so the percentages jump around a lot from year to year.

How many pupils does Abbotts Ann Church of England Primary School have?

110 pupils aged 4 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 112 places, so it is 98% full.

Is Abbotts Ann Church of England Primary School oversubscribed, and how far away can you live?

Yes. For September 2026 the last place went to a child living 3.9 miles away. Children in care, brothers and sisters of current pupils and other priority groups come before distance, so the cut-off moves every year.

What is attendance like at Abbotts Ann Church of England Primary School?

Pupils were in school 95.9% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 11% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

How big are the classes at Abbotts Ann Church of England Primary School?

The average class had 29.0 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. 33% of classes had more than 30 pupils.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Duck Street, Abbotts Ann, Andover, SP11 7FE
Telephone
01264 710244
Website
www.abbottsann.hants.sch.uk
Headteacher
Mrs Kelly Roach
Type of school
Church of England school (voluntary controlled) (Voluntary controlled school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England, Diocese of Winchester
Local authority
Hampshire
Ward
Anna
Constituency
Romsey and Southampton North
Setting
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
116266 · LAESTAB 8503000 · UKPRN 10071591

Where these figures come from