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St Mary's Bentworth Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Hampshire

Church Street, Alton, GU34 5RE

Website 01420562117

82

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Not judged

Graded 04/03/2025

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

96.9%

2.1% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

107

Capacity used

Nearly full

98%

109 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

12 of 12 families who put it first got an offer

14

Places offered

30

Total applications

2.1

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference1212● 100%
2nd preference91● 11%
3rd preference91● 11%
Total301447%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
94%
2021
75%
2022
100%
2023
78%
2024
100%
2025

Hampshire lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Joanna Ayres
Address
Church Street, Bentworth, Alton, GU34 5RE
Phone
01420562117
Local authority
Hampshire
Ward / constituency
Bentworth & Froyle · East Hampshire
Area
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
116351

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals10%——
English as additional language3%——
SEN support5%——
45% boys (48)55% girls (59)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

107 pupils · 109 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 25

    04 March 2025

    Full graded inspection

    Not judged overall effectiveness
    Early yearsOutstanding
    Personal developmentOutstanding
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
    Leadership and managementGood
  2. 19

    17 September 2019

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
Read the full Ofsted report

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 94 pupils

Attendance

96.9%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

3.1%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

2.1%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.3%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

3%
20/21
6%
21/22
7%
22/23
9%
23/24
2%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths82%——
Higher standard18%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard79%
+17% vs England
Higher standard7%
-1% vs England

Reading

Expected standard79%
+4% vs England
Higher standard21%
-12% vs England
Average score105
-1 vs England

Writing

Expected standard86%
+14% vs England
Greater depth36%
+23% vs England

Maths

Expected standard86%
+12% vs England
Higher standard14%
-12% vs England
Average score103
-2 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard79%
+6% vs England
Higher standard21%
-9% vs England
Average score103
-2 vs England

Science

Expected standard86%
+4% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

852019642023822024792025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)79%61%
Higher standard7%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Hampshire council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.