Wallop Primary School

Wallop Primary School is a small village primary (116 pupils on roll, against a capacity of 210) that serves a large military community, so many pupils join at points throughout the year. Inspectors found the school meeting the expected standard in attendance and behaviour, curriculum and teaching, early years, inclusion, leadership and governance, and personal development. Safeguarding standards are met. The recently appointed headteacher, supported by senior leaders and governors, is described as acting swiftly and decisively, drawing on research, and staff speak well of the training and attention to workload and wellbeing. The strongest features are the culture and the support around pupils. Attendance is high, including for pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils, and persistent absence is low. Pupils behave well, feel safe and are happy, and relationships between staff and pupils are warm and respectful. Reading is a priority and pupils love reading; staff provide carefully targeted support for pupils with SEND and those who are disadvantaged, and new arrivals are assessed promptly so interventions can start quickly. Governors know their role and hold leaders to account. The main concern is achievement, which is graded as needing attention. Performance is uneven across subjects: pupils do reasonably well in mathematics and science, but reading outcomes in national tests remain too low and combined reading, writing and maths results have been below the national average. Some pupils do not secure phonics, spelling or letter formation, and staff do not always spot and correct errors quickly enough, in the early years as well as later on. Leaders have already introduced measures such as extra daily phonics sessions, but these are at an early stage and their impact is not yet visible in published results.

Strengths

• High attendance and low persistent absence, including for pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils
• Pupils behave well, show positive attitudes to learning and treat each other with respect
• A well-planned, broad curriculum that identifies the key knowledge pupils must learn
• Strong reading culture, with pupils who love reading and effective support for those who struggle
• Carefully targeted support and adaptations for pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils
• Prompt assessment of new arrivals so interventions begin quickly in a highly mobile military community
• A well-designed personal development programme, including age-appropriate relationships and consent education
• Thoughtful use of the school's context, such as marking Armed Forces Day and Armistice Day
• Effective leadership from the new headteacher, backed by senior leaders and governors
• Governors who understand their role, hold leaders to account and oversee safeguarding and inclusion
• A professional development programme that staff value, alongside attention to workload and wellbeing
• A strong early years start, with a sharp focus on basic skills and support for language development

Areas for Improvement

• Achievement is variable and does not meet the expected standard overall
• Reading outcomes in national tests remain too low
• Combined reading, writing and maths results are below the national average
• Some pupils do not secure phonics, accurate spelling or correct letter formation
• Staff do not always identify and address errors in pupils' work promptly, so mistakes persist
• Early years staff do not always recognise what children know and can do quickly enough, leaving gaps
• The disadvantaged pupils' gap in maths remains wide
• Improvements to phonics and reading are at an early stage, so their impact is not yet evident in published outcomes

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Wallop Primary School attended 95.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.7% of pupils at Wallop Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Wallop Primary School had 15.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 28.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 26.1% of pupils at Wallop Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Wallop Primary School received £10,762 and spent £10,672 for each of its 88 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £58,000 (£660 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Wallop Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Wallop Primary School is Needs attention, from an inspection in January 2026.

When was Wallop Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Wallop Primary School was last inspected in January 2026.

How many pupils does Wallop Primary School have?

Wallop Primary School has 88 pupils on roll.

What age range does Wallop Primary School cover?

Wallop Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Wallop Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 53% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Wallop Primary School?

Wallop Primary School is at School Lane, Nether Wallop, Stockbridge, Hampshire, SO20 8EH.