Pennington Church of England Primary School

Primary · Hampshire · SO41 8HX · URN 116307

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2024-01-23Cohort 170Church of England

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 31

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 322 schools in Hampshire

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
48%
Hampshire 60.6%England 61%
12.6 percentage points below the area average of 60.6
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
0%
Hampshire 8.1%England 8%
8.1 percentage points below the area average of 8.1
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
102
Hampshire 105.57England 105
3.6 below the area average of 105.6
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
102
Hampshire 104.06England 105
2.1 below the area average of 104.1
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
101
Hampshire 104.6England 105
3.6 below the area average of 104.6
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
16%
Hampshire 25.3%England 32%
9.3 percentage points below the area average of 25.3
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
48%
Hampshire 73.8%
25.8 percentage points below the area average of 73.8
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
65%
Hampshire 71.4%
6.4 percentage points below the area average of 71.4
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
68%
Hampshire 71.6%
3.6 percentage points below the area average of 71.6
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
31
Hampshire 47
15.9 below the area average of 46.9
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Hampshire	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	48% Hampshire 60.6%England 61%	12.6 percentage points below the area average of 60.6	13 percentage points below the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	0% Hampshire 8.1%England 8%	8.1 percentage points below the area average of 8.1	8 percentage points below the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	102 Hampshire 105.57England 105	3.6 below the area average of 105.6	3 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	102 Hampshire 104.06England 105	2.1 below the area average of 104.1	3 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	101 Hampshire 104.6England 105	3.6 below the area average of 104.6	4 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	16% Hampshire 25.3%England 32%	9.3 percentage points below the area average of 25.3	16 percentage points below the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	48% Hampshire 73.8%	25.8 percentage points below the area average of 73.8	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	65% Hampshire 71.4%	6.4 percentage points below the area average of 71.4	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	68% Hampshire 71.6%	3.6 percentage points below the area average of 71.6	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	31 Hampshire 47	15.9 below the area average of 46.9	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Hampshire · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 27.3 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 10% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 50% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 20.6% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 11.3pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 16% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 0% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 30.4pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 48% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 80% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

Distances are straight-line from the centre of your outward postcode, not a walking or driving route, and never a catchment or admissions prediction.

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated Pennington Church of England Primary School Good at its inspection on 23/01/2024.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?: Pennington Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Hampshire, postcode SO41 8HX (URN 116307).
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