Boorley Park

About Boorley Park

Boorley Park Primary, a state-funded mixed school in Eastleigh for children aged 4 to 11, sits within the Hampshire local authority. While the school's most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023 rated it Good overall, its headline academic metrics are not directly comparable to the local authority average for Key Stage 2, which stands at 61. The school's own data does not include a specific KS2 attainment or Progress 8 figure, so it is impossible to say whether it outperforms or falls short of the LA average. What is clear from the data is that the school is significantly oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, it received 117 applications for 60 places, with 64 first-preference applications and 59 offers made to first-preference families. That oversubscription ratio of 1.95 suggests strong local demand, even though the school has not yet achieved the Outstanding rating held by 33 of the 425 primary schools in the LA.

In its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted awarded Boorley Park a Good rating across all five key categories: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. Each of these areas scored a 2 on the inspection scale, indicating consistent performance. The school has no previous inspection data on record, so this represents its baseline graded judgement. With 318 pupils on roll against a capacity of 420, the school is operating below its maximum size, which may allow for more individual attention than some larger primaries. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals is 25.8%, a figure that gives some context to the school's intake but is not compared here against the LA average as that data is not provided. Without published SATs results or a Progress 8 score, parents will need to rely on the Ofsted report and the school's own published outcomes for a fuller picture of academic progress.

The school offers a solid range of facilities including a sports hall, playing fields, music rooms, an ICT suite, and a library, plus clubs such as film, gardening, and coding. Sports on offer include football, rounders, athletics, dance, cricket, and tennis. For families with children who have additional needs, Boorley Park lists SEND provisions covering dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social and emotional mental health, speech and language needs, physical disability, and autistic spectrum disorder. The school has no nursery or sixth form provision. With a headteacher in Sarah Cunningham and a clear oversubscription pattern, this is a school that local families clearly want to get into. It may particularly suit those who value a Good-rated, well-resourced primary with a broad club offer and strong SEND support, though those seeking Outstanding-rated alternatives could look at Durley Church of England Controlled Primary School, just 2.1 km away.

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