Boorley Park
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Boorley Park is a free school in Botley for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 380 pupils and room for 420. About 24 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, about the same as most schools in England. We give it 24 out of 100. That puts it below schools like it, ahead of 27% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2023.
Boorley Park Primary School, 7 Nairn Road, Boorley Park, Botley, SO32 2SH01489 737970boorleypark.orgMiss Sarah Cunningham headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 19 September 2023, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall.
Results
No published results yet for this school.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
101 places were empty (24% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in. Pupil numbers have grown by 153% since 2021/22.
How places were given out for September 2026.
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.
Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 30.2 pupils (England 25.5); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 28.4 (England 27.3).
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (27), Autistic spectrum disorder (17), Moderate learning difficulty (17), emotional and mental health (12), Specific learning difficulty (6), Physical disability (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 380 | 318 | 262 | 192 | 126 | 72 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 24% | 26% | 24% | 21% | 18% | 19% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 4% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 3% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 14% | 15% | 16% | 6% | 7% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 6% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 1% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 94.0% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 6.0% | 5.6% | 5.3% | 7.0% | 2.1% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 4.8% | 4.3% | 4.5% | 6.2% | 1.8% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 1.2% | 1.3% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.3% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 13.1% | 10.5% | 11.6% | 14.7% | 3.0% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 28.3 | 5.7 | 7.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
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
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.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berrywood Primary School | Council | 1.0 miles | 631 | Report card 2025 | 49 | Compare |
| Botley Church of England Controlled Primary School | Church of England | 1.0 miles | 357 | Good 2023 | 81 | Compare |
| Curdridge Primary School | Council | 1.1 miles | 110 | Good 2022 | 34 | Compare |
| Durley Church of England Controlled Primary School | Church of England | 1.3 miles | 139 | Not inspected | 84 | Compare |
| Shamblehurst Primary School | Council | 1.4 miles | 404 | Good 2023 | 61 | Compare |
| Wellstead Primary School | Council | 1.4 miles | 414 | Good 2020 | 68 | Compare |
| Freegrounds Junior School | Council | 1.5 miles | 301 | Good 2023 | 36 | Compare |
| Freegrounds Infant School | Council | 1.5 miles | 225 | Good 2023 | 60 | Compare |
Compared with schools like it
Our score compares Boorley Park with the 48 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 48 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.
Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher
Of those 48 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than Boorley Park, 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.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shamblehurst Primary School | Council | 1.4 miles | 404 | Good 2023 | 61 | Compare |
| Wellstead Primary School | Council | 1.4 miles | 414 | Good 2020 | 68 | Compare |
| Bishop's Waltham Junior School | Council | 3.5 miles | 287 | Good 2022 | 47 | Compare |
| Sarisbury Church of England Junior School | Church of England | 3.9 miles | 367 | Not inspected | 56 | Compare |
How the score was worked out
The score is out of 100. A 24 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 24% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 10 to 49. 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 at | How much it counts | Against schools like it | Effect on the score | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results over three years | 0% | no data | – | |
| Ofsted inspection | 20% | in line | +0.03 | Ofsted grade, 3.0 years old |
| Progress pupils make | 0% | no data | – | |
| Direction of travel over five years | 10% | well below | -0.31 | results and attendance falling year on year |
| Attendance and behaviour | 10% | in line | -0.05 | 2024/25; 267 pupils |
| Results, allowing for the mix of pupils | 0% | no data | – | |
| What parents say | 0% | 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 Boorley Park a good school?
The figures are weak. Boorley Park scores 24 out of 100. That is below schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 27% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 10 to 49, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much. Its results have been slipping over the last five years.
What is Boorley Park's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Boorley Park good at its last full inspection on 19 September 2023.
How many pupils does Boorley Park have?
380 pupils aged 4 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 420 places, so it is 90% full.
Is Boorley Park oversubscribed?
Probably not. 101 places were empty in 2024/25 (24% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at Boorley Park?
Pupils were in school 94.0% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 13% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Boorley Park?
The average class had 29.2 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. 15% 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
- Boorley Park Primary School, 7 Nairn Road, Boorley Park, Botley, SO32 2SH
- Telephone
- 01489 737970
- Website
- www.boorleypark.org
- Headteacher
- Miss Sarah Cunningham
- Type of school
- Free school (Free schools, free schools)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 4-11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Raise Education Trust (3 schools)
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Ward
- Botley
- Constituency
- Hamble Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2 September 2019 (new provision)
- URN
- 147066 · LAESTAB 8502050 · UKPRN 10083733
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Admissions outcomes: Hampshire council's published allocation statistics (source), entry years 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.