Hurstbourne Tarrant Church of England Primary School

Hurstbourne Tarrant Church of England Primary School is a good school overall, with all key judgements rated good. It is an inclusive school at the heart of its community where pupils are proud to belong, rise to high expectations and show positive attitudes to learning. Pupils feel safe, behave very well and benefit from warm, trusting relationships with staff. Early years provision gives children a positive start, phonics is a clear focus, provision for pupils with SEND is a strength, and pupils’ personal development is a hallmark of the school’s work. The school is working effectively to address weaknesses in published national outcomes and has completed a comprehensive curriculum review, with several subjects significantly improved. However, these changes have not had time to affect previous cohorts, so historic key stage 2 data does not reflect how well pupils are now achieving. Some foundation subjects are at an earlier stage of development, and teaching in these areas does not consistently focus on the essential knowledge pupils must learn. As a result, some pupils do not achieve as well as they could. Leaders and governors have worked quickly to form a more accurate view of the school’s strengths and weaknesses, and staff feel valued and unified. Safeguarding arrangements are effective. The main areas for improvement are refining curriculum design and assessment in some foundation subjects and sharpening checks on the impact of the school’s work so that improvement priorities can be focused and governed robustly.

Strengths

• Inclusive school at the heart of its community, with pupils who are proud to belong.
• High expectations are reflected in pupils’ positive attitudes to learning and quality of work.
• Warm and trusting relationships help pupils feel safe and listened to.
• Pupils behave very well, showing kindness, politeness and welcome.
• Staff support pupils who find behaviour difficult with sensitive strategies.
• Early years provision builds children’s confidence and resilience from the start.
• Pupils value a wide range of clubs, with music a strong feature of wider development.
• The curriculum review has led to significant improvements in several subjects.
• English and mathematics curriculums are well sequenced, helping teachers build on prior learning.
• Early years staff provide high-quality care and attention that develops communication, listening, counting and sharing.
• Phonics is taught expertly, with extra support helping pupils who struggle to read catch up.
• Provision for pupils with SEND is a strength, with needs identified quickly and support adapted effectively.
• Personal development is a hallmark of provision, including trips, leadership responsibilities and life skills.
• Leaders and governors work quickly together to improve the school and hold leaders to account.
• Staff are proud to work at the school, feel valued and work as a unified team.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum design and assessment in some foundation subjects are not refined enough, so some pupils do not learn as well as they could.
• Teaching in some wider-curriculum subjects does not consistently focus on the essential knowledge pupils must learn routinely.
• Checks on the impact of the school’s work lack precision, limiting accurate oversight and prioritisation of improvement.
• Governance needs sufficient expertise to challenge leaders robustly on the impact of their work.
• Historic published key stage 2 outcomes do not reflect current pupils’ achievement after recent curriculum changes.

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 Hurstbourne Tarrant Church of England Primary School attended 96.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.8% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Hurstbourne Tarrant Church of England 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 Hurstbourne Tarrant Church of England Primary School had 18.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.1% 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, 16.2% of pupils at Hurstbourne Tarrant Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.0% 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 Hurstbourne Tarrant Church of England Primary School received £7,557 and spent £7,670 for each of its 99 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £39,000 (£394 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 Hurstbourne Tarrant Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Hurstbourne Tarrant Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2025.

When was Hurstbourne Tarrant Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Hurstbourne Tarrant Church of England Primary School was last inspected in June 2025.

How many pupils does Hurstbourne Tarrant Church of England Primary School have?

Hurstbourne Tarrant Church of England Primary School has 99 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hurstbourne Tarrant Church of England Primary School cover?

Hurstbourne Tarrant Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Hurstbourne Tarrant Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 54% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Hurstbourne Tarrant Church of England Primary School?

Hurstbourne Tarrant Church of England Primary School is at Church Street, Hurstbourne Tarrant, Andover, Hampshire, SP11 0AX.