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Sheet Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedCouncil110 pupilsPetersfieldHampshire
School Chooser Score
86
Well above
similar schools
Likely range 64 to 95, so it could be “above”
Out of 100. Better than 85% of the 50 schools most like it. Much the same over the last five years.
OfstedNo overall gradeLast Ofsted inspection, January 2025
Reached the expected level at 1171%England 63%
Attendance96.6%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families11%Far fewer than most schools
PlacesFull110 pupils, 109 places
Pupils per teacher16.8School workforce census

Sheet Primary School is a council school in Petersfield for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 110 pupils, 1 more than it has places for. About 11 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. We give it 86 out of 100. That puts it well above schools like it, ahead of 85% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was inspected 2025, no overall grade.

School Lane, Sheet, Petersfield, GU32 2AS01730 263310sheetprimaryschool.co.ukMrs J Robinson headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 28 January 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”
Outstanding
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development”
Outstanding
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and management”
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective
Yes
Earlier inspections (1)
DateTypeOutcome
18 September 2019UngradedSchool 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 level14%
England 8%
Official name: Higher standard in reading, writing and maths
Reading score106.0
England 105.6
Official name: Reading average scaled score
Maths score106.0
England 104.6
Official name: Maths average scaled score
Trend
Reached the expected level at 11
2017 to 2025
2017: 87%87%20172018: 73%73%20182019: 88%88%20192023: 75%75%20232024: 88%88%20242025: 71%71%2025
Since 2017: -16%Steady overall
All Year 6 measures, year by year
Measure202520242023201920182017HampshireEngland
Pupils tested141616161515
Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths71%88%75%88%73%87%64%63%
Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths14%19%13%13%0%13%9%8%
Reading scoreReading average scaled score106.0109.0108.0109.0109.0109.0105.8105.6
Maths scoreMaths average scaled score106.0109.0105.0108.0106.0109.0104.3104.6
Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score105.0107.0104.0111.0109.0108.0104.8105.2
Expected level: readingReading expected standard79%88%88%94%93%100%
Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard71%94%88%100%100%100%
Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed)86%100%81%94%80%87%
Reading progressReading progress score+3.0+3.7+4.1+3.1
Maths progressMaths progress score+1.6+2.1+1.7+2.9

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.

Nearly full108 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 0.7 miles away in 2026, 1.3 miles away in 2024, 1.1 miles away in 2022. 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 0.7 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 Primary1669160.7 milesLA
2025 Primary165715all offeredLA
2024 Primary1656161.3 milesLA
2023 Primary164615all offeredLA
2022 Primary1651161.1 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.

What a home within 1.0 miles of the school costs

Typical sale price within 1.0 miles of the school£527,200half sold for £325k to £752k
Homes sold304December 2023 to December 2025, Land Registry
Compared with the district+24%a typical home in the district sells for £425,000

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 roll110Census January 2026
Places109101% full
Pupils from low-income families11%11% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English1%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support11%12 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan3%3 pupils with a plan
Average class size27.54 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils25%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)13%£21,700 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls59 / 51
White British pupils90%

Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 29.0 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: SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (5), language and communications needs (5), Physical disability (2), Specific learning difficulty (2), emotional and mental health (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll11010810997105105
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals11%12%10%14%9%10%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language1%1%2%1%1%1%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support14%13%18%15%11%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans3%3%2%0%0%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 96.6% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance96.6%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school10.5%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils0.92024/25, no permanent exclusions
Missed without permission0.4%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212018/19England
Sessions missedOverall absence3.4%3.7%5.6%6.6%2.3%3.0%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence3.0%3.2%4.7%6.1%2.1%2.2%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence0.4%0.5%0.8%0.5%0.3%0.8%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence10.5%10.3%14.0%19.8%2.1%2.0%12.8%
SuspensionsSuspension rate0.90.00.01.90.0
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions00000

Staff and money

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

Teachers6.6full-time equivalent, 9 people
Pupils per teacher16.8Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants4.2full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£49,122
Teachers who left in the year19%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher1.12024/25

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£7,063England £7,738. Total £763k
Income per pupil£7,002England £7,697. Total £756k
Spent on teachers per pupil£3,453England £3,480
Money in reserve3%Very little put by: £19k, £180 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out-£6,558it spent more than it took in this year
Where the money goes£7,063spent 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 m1312 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate36 per 1,000 people60% lower than the England average
Typical house price£425,000East Hampshire
Nearest bus stop510 mThe Half Moon, 0 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
Herne Junior SchoolCouncil890 m437Good 202373Compare
Steep Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolChurch of England0.8 miles102No overall grade 202490Compare
Petersfield Infant SchoolCouncil1.1 miles282No overall grade 202551Compare
Langrish Primary SchoolCouncil2.2 miles211Good 201994Compare
Liss Infant SchoolCouncil2.2 miles85No overall grade 202511Compare
Liss Junior SchoolCouncil2.2 miles176Good 202437Compare
Froxfield Church of England Primary and Pre-SchoolChurch of England3.0 miles127Good 202470Compare
Buriton Primary SchoolCouncil3.0 miles95Good 202348Compare

Compared with schools like it

Our score compares Sheet Primary School 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.

Beats85%of schools with a similar mix of pupils
In the top quarter of its group. Its score of 86 is 21 points above the typical school in the group.
0Lowest of the group 3 · middle 65 · highest 98100

How the score was worked out

The score is out of 100. A 86 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 86% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 64 to 95. 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%above
+0.12
2025, 2024 and 2023 results; 14 pupils
Ofsted inspection20%above
+0.16
Ofsted grade, 1.6 years old
Progress pupils make20%above
+0.09
DfE progress measure; 14 pupils
Direction of travel over five years10%in line
-0.01
results and attendance falling year on year
Attendance and behaviour10%above
+0.08
2024/25; 95 pupils
Results, allowing for the mix of pupils10%well above
+0.12
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 Sheet Primary School a good school?

Yes, going by the figures. Sheet Primary School scores 86 out of 100. That is well above schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 85% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 64 to 95, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much.

What is Sheet Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Sheet Primary School not judged at its last full inspection on 28 January 2025.

How good are Sheet 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%. 14% 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 Sheet Primary School have?

110 pupils aged 4 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 109 places, so it is 101% full.

Is Sheet Primary School oversubscribed, and how far away can you live?

Yes. For September 2026 the last place went to a child living 0.7 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 Sheet Primary School?

Pupils were in school 96.6% 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 Sheet Primary School?

The average class had 27.5 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. 25% 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
School Lane, Sheet, Petersfield, GU32 2AS
Telephone
01730 263310
Website
www.sheetprimaryschool.co.uk
Headteacher
Mrs J Robinson
Type of school
Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Hampshire
Ward
Froxfield, Sheet & Steep
Constituency
East Hampshire
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
115946 · LAESTAB 8502181 · UKPRN 10076987

Where these figures come from