Otterbourne Church of England Primary School

Otterbourne Church of England Primary School is a strong school where pupils achieve well and behave with maturity and respect. Inspectors found behaviour and personal development to be exceptional, supported by a nurturing culture, a wide range of clubs and meaningful pupil leadership roles. Reading has a high priority, pupils with SEND are well supported, and children in the early years get a strong start. The curriculum is ambitious and generally well sequenced, and leadership is effective, with governors knowing the school well and staff workload and wellbeing being supported. Safeguarding arrangements are effective. The main area for improvement is that in a few subjects the school has not defined precisely enough the essential knowledge pupils should learn and how teachers should check it, which can make it harder to ensure pupils are ready for the next stage. This was the school’s first routine inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic. It had previously been exempt from routine inspection after an outstanding judgement and had not been inspected under section 5 since March 2015.

Strengths

• Pupils achieve well and flourish in a nurturing, united community.
• Reading is a high priority, with strong phonics support and confident readers.
• The curriculum is ambitious and typically well sequenced, including in mathematics.
• Pupils with SEND are identified quickly and supported effectively to achieve well.
• Behaviour is exceptional: pupils are polite, respectful and focused.
• Personal development is exceptional, with extensive clubs, councils and pupil leadership.
• Early years children get a strong start, including in reading and positive routines.
• Governors know the school well and staff workload and wellbeing are supported.
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective.

Areas for Improvement

• In a few subjects, curriculum thinking is not precise enough about essential knowledge and how it is checked, so pupils are not always ready for next steps.

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 Otterbourne Church of England Primary School attended 96.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.9% 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, 2.1% of pupils at Otterbourne 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 Otterbourne Church of England Primary School had 21.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.6% 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, 3.7% of pupils at Otterbourne Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.6% 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 Otterbourne Church of England Primary School received £7,101 and spent £7,447 for each of its 269 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £13,000 (£49 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 Otterbourne Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Otterbourne Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2025.

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

Otterbourne Church of England Primary School was last inspected in March 2025.

How many pupils does Otterbourne Church of England Primary School have?

Otterbourne Church of England Primary School has 269 pupils on roll.

What age range does Otterbourne Church of England Primary School cover?

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

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

In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Otterbourne Church of England Primary School?

Otterbourne Church of England Primary School is at Main Road, Otterbourne, Otterbourne Primary School, Otterbourne, Winchester, Hampshire, SO21 2EQ.