Bramley Church of England Primary School

About Bramley Church of England Primary School

Bramley Church of England Primary School is a state primary for mixed pupils aged 4 to 11, and it is currently running very close to full capacity with 457 pupils against a school capacity of 460. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals stands at 13.8%, which is worth noting in the context of the Hampshire local authority. Demand for places is strong: for the 2025/26 intake, the school received 92 applications for 69 places, an oversubscription ratio of 1.33, and all 67 first-preference applicants were offered a place. This suggests a school that is popular with local families and that securing a spot requires being among the first preferences. The school has a Church of England religious character and is led by headteacher Glen Golding.

Academically, the school’s most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2025 rated it Good overall, with Good ratings for leadership and management and early years provision. This is an improvement from its previous graded inspection in 2016, when it was rated Requires Improvement. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 55% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is below the local authority average of 61%. The school’s average scores in reading (104) and maths (103) are both slightly above the national average of 100, but the proportion reaching the higher standard in all three subjects is just 9%. Nationally, the school ranks in the bottom 50% for this combined measure, sitting at the 68th percentile, and within the Basingstoke and Deane local authority it ranks 30th out of 40 schools.

The school offers a range of facilities including a library, playing fields, gymnasium, dining hall and chapel, and pupils can take part in sports such as swimming, cricket, tennis and gymnastics, as well as clubs like gardening, choir and coding. For children with special educational needs, the school supports a broad spectrum of needs including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social and emotional mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, hearing impairment, physical disability and autistic spectrum disorder. Parent feedback is very positive: 98% of the 124 respondents would recommend the school, and 99% agreed or strongly agreed that their child is happy. This is a school that suits families who value a Church of England ethos, a strong sense of community, and a setting where the vast majority of parents feel their child is safe and doing well, even if academic outcomes are more mixed compared with the local average.

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