Ashford Hill Primary School

About Ashford Hill Primary School

Ashford Hill Primary School is a small state primary in Basingstoke and Deane, within the Hampshire local authority, and it sits in a competitive local landscape. Among primary schools of the same type in the area, it ranks 10th out of 40, placing it in the top quarter locally. The top-performing peers in the same authority include Preston Candover Church of England Primary School, Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School, and St Faith's Church of England Primary School, all of which score higher on the same ranking metric. With just 104 pupils against a capacity of 140, the school is significantly undersubscribed, yet it received 33 applications for 20 places in the 2025/26 admissions round, with all 20 first-preference applicants offered a spot. This suggests a modest but committed local demand. The school is mixed, non-religious, and serves children aged 4 to 11, with a relatively low proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals at 8.7%.

Academically, Ashford Hill’s most recent Key Stage 2 results from 2023/24 show a mixed picture. The proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths combined was 71%, which is ten percentage points above the Hampshire local authority average of 61%. However, the school’s ranking score of 71, based on that same metric, places it in the top 50% nationally but only 26th percentile within the South East region. In individual subjects, reading and maths both saw 82% of pupils meeting expectations, with average scores of 108 and 107 respectively, while writing lagged slightly at 71%. The proportion achieving the higher standard across all three subjects was 24%. The school’s most recent graded Ofsted inspection in November 2021 rated it Inadequate overall, with leadership and management also judged Inadequate, behaviour and attitudes Requires Improvement, and quality of education Requires Improvement. Early years provision and personal development were both rated Good, and the previous inspection in 2011 had judged the school Good overall.

The school offers a solid range of facilities including a library, playing fields, art studios, a forest school, a sensory room, and a chapel, alongside an ICT suite. Sports provision covers rounders, cricket, netball, football, athletics, and tennis, and clubs include coding, film club, and science club. The school’s SEND provisions address social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication, autistic spectrum disorder, and other difficulties or disabilities. Given its small size, rural setting in Basingstoke and Deane, and the recent Ofsted rating, this school may suit families who value a close-knit environment and are comfortable with the current inspection outcome. The oversubscription ratio of 1.65 suggests it remains a popular choice among local parents, though the ranking data indicates stronger academic performance among some nearby peers.

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