School Chooser

Park Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedCouncil194 pupilsAldershotHampshire
School Chooser Score
28
Below
similar schools
Likely range 12 to 57, so it could be “in line”
Out of 100. Better than 48% of the 50 schools most like it. Getting better year on year.
Reached the expected level at 1167%England 63%
Attendance93.9%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families41%Far more than most schools
Places18 spare194 pupils, 212 places
Pupils per teacher18.0School workforce census
Pupils on roll194Census January 2026

Park Primary School is a council school in Aldershot for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 194 pupils and room for 212. About 41 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. We give it 28 out of 100. That puts it below schools like it, ahead of 48% of the 50 schools most like it.

Gloucester Road, Aldershot, GU11 3SL01252 324159park-pri.hants.sch.ukMiss Emma Grant headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Results

Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025

30 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England.

Reached the expected level at 1167%
England 63%
Official name: Expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Working above the expected level10%
England 8%
Official name: Higher standard in reading, writing and maths
Reading score105.0
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: 46%46%20172018: 37%37%20182019: 71%71%20192023: 43%43%20232024: 33%33%20242025: 67%67%2025
Since 2017: +21%Improving overall
All Year 6 measures, year by year
Measure202520242023201920182017HampshireEngland
Pupils tested303030242726
Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths67%33%43%71%37%46%64%63%
Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths10%0%3%4%4%8%9%8%
Reading scoreReading average scaled score105.0102.0103.0104.0101.0102.0105.8105.6
Maths scoreMaths average scaled score104.0102.0101.0103.099.0104.0104.3104.6
Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score105.0102.0102.0102.0101.0106.0104.8105.2
Expected level: readingReading expected standard80%50%67%79%56%54%
Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard77%53%60%79%48%69%
Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed)80%43%47%83%74%81%
Reading progressReading progress score-1.1-0.5-3.7-1.1
Maths progressMaths progress score-2.1-2.6-4.6+0.4
Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged61%25%36%73%30%22%
Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged75%39%47%69%57%59%

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.

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. 1 of the 4 gaps is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At the end of primary school, 2025

Reached the expected level at 11Low-income pupils vs other pupils
61%75%
Gap 14 ptsEngland 21 pts
Reached the expected level at 11Boys vs girls
79%56%
Gap 23 ptsEngland 5 pts
Reached the expected level at 11Pupils learning English vs all pupils
89%67%
Gap 22 ptsEngland 4 pts
Reached the higher level at 11Low-income pupils vs all pupils
0%10%
Gap 10 ptsEngland 5 pts
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Plenty of spare places189 pupils for 240 places, 2024/25
79% full

51 places were empty (21% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in. Pupil numbers have fallen by 13% since 2021/22, so places are getting easier to find.

Will my child get a place?

In 2026 every child who applied got a place, so how far away you live didn't matter. That could change if the school gets more popular.

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. Every child who applied got a place (13 offers for 30 places).

EntryPlacesApplied at allGot a placeHow far the last child livedSource
2026 Primary303013all offeredLA
2025 Primary3053301.2 milesLA
2024 Primary303414all offeredLA
2023 Primary304318all offeredLA
2022 Primary303317LA

What a home within 1.2 miles of the school costs

Typical sale price within 1.2 miles of the school£355,000half sold for £275k to £445k
Homes sold1,074December 2023 to December 2025, Land Registry
Compared with the district-1%a typical home in the district sells for £360,000

Every home sold within that distance of the school (the typical cut-off over the last three years), of any type, from HM Land Registry records. If homes here cost more than the district average, that is the price people pay to live close enough to get in.

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 roll194Census January 2026
Places21292% full
Pupils from low-income families41%41% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English35%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support18%35 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan5%10 pupils with a plan
Average class size27.77 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils0%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)40%£117,800 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls97 / 97
White British pupils59%

Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 27.7 pupils (England 25.5); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 27.8 (England 27.3).

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (22), emotional and mental health (11), Autistic spectrum disorder (5), Moderate learning difficulty (4), Specific learning difficulty (2), Other difficulty or disability (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll194190199202208209
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals41%46%43%38%34%31%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language35%35%30%25%20%17%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support18%19%20%20%20%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans6%7%4%1%1%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 93.9% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance93.9%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school12.4%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils5.82024/25, no permanent exclusions
Missed without permission1.3%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212018/19England
Sessions missedOverall absence6.1%5.5%6.9%7.3%4.3%4.4%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence4.8%3.8%4.7%5.5%2.4%2.7%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence1.3%1.7%2.2%1.8%1.9%1.8%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence12.4%11.2%22.3%24.0%13.1%11.1%12.8%
SuspensionsSuspension rate5.81.00.00.01.0
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions00000

Staff and money

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

Teachers10.8full-time equivalent, 12 people
Pupils per teacher18.0Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants9.5full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£50,143
Teachers who left in the year27%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher1.72024/25

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£8,297England £7,738. Total £1.6m
Income per pupil£8,260England £7,697. Total £1.6m
Spent on teachers per pupil£3,591England £3,480
Money in reserve10%A healthy amount put by: £151k, £797 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out-£7,197it spent more than it took in this year
Where the money goes£8,297spent 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 m42812 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate101 per 1,000 people10% higher than the England average
Typical house price£360,000Rushmoor
Nearest bus stop110 mGloucester Road, 16 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
St Michael's Church of England Controlled Infant SchoolChurch of England430 m264No overall grade 202552Compare
St Michael's Church of England Controlled Junior SchoolChurch of England480 m359Good 202310Compare
Badshot Lea Village Infant SchoolCouncil970 m147No overall grade 202530Compare
St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy1000 m487Outstanding 2024100Compare
Alderwood SchoolCouncil0.9 miles1,471No overall grade 202421Compare
St Paul's CofE Primary School & NurseryChurch of England1.1 miles174Good 202325Compare
Talavera Infant SchoolCouncil1.1 miles298Good 202229Compare
Talavera Junior SchoolCouncil1.1 miles495Outstanding 202496Compare

Compared with schools like it

Our score compares Park Primary School with the 46 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 46 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.

Beats48%of schools with a similar mix of pupils
In the lower half of its group. Its score of 28 is about the same as the typical school in the group.
0Lowest of the group 2 · middle 31 · highest 79100

Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher

Of those 46 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than Park 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
Hale Nursery & Primary AcademyAcademy2.2 miles242Good 202436Compare
Weyfield Primary AcademyAcademy7.9 miles157Good 202348Compare
Darley Dene Primary SchoolAcademy14.7 miles233Good 202450Compare

How the score was worked out

The score is out of 100. A 28 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 28% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 12 to 57. 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%below
-0.16
2025, 2024 and 2023 results; 30 pupils
Ofsted inspection0%no data
Progress pupils make20%below
-0.21
DfE progress measure; 30 pupils
Direction of travel over five years10%well above
+0.20
results and attendance rising year on year
Attendance and behaviour10%in line
-0.04
2024/25; 178 pupils
Results, allowing for the mix of pupils10%below
-0.06
Attainment relative to schools with a similar intake; 30 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 Park Primary School a good school?

The figures are weak. Park Primary School scores 28 out of 100. That is below schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 48% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 12 to 57, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much. Its results have been getting better over the last five years.

How good are Park Primary School's SATs results?

In summer 2025, 67% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 10% went further and reached the higher level.

How many pupils does Park Primary School have?

194 pupils aged 4 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 212 places, so it is 92% full.

Is Park Primary School oversubscribed?

Probably not. 51 places were empty in 2024/25 (21% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.

What is attendance like at Park Primary School?

Pupils were in school 93.9% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 12% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

How big are the classes at Park Primary School?

The average class had 27.7 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class 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
Gloucester Road, Aldershot, GU11 3SL
Telephone
01252 324159
Website
www.park-pri.hants.sch.uk
Headteacher
Miss Emma Grant
Type of school
Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Hampshire
Ward
Aldershot Park
Constituency
Aldershot
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
116233 · LAESTAB 8502728 · UKPRN 10076955

Where these figures come from