Castle Hill Primary School

About Castle Hill Primary School

Castle Hill Primary School sits within the Hampshire local authority, a large county with 425 primary schools, and in the Basingstoke and Deane borough. Its ranking among primary schools in the borough places it 36th out of 40, putting it in the bottom half locally. For context, the top-performing peers in the same LA 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. The nearest school rated Outstanding by Ofsted is St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, 2.7 kilometres away. Castle Hill itself holds a Good rating from its most recent inspection in 2024, with two areas judged Outstanding: personal development, and behaviour and attitudes. The school is large, with 646 pupils on roll against a capacity of 660, and 19.7 per cent of pupils are eligible for free school meals.

Academically, Castle Hill's Key Stage 2 results for 2023/24 show that 51 per cent of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That is below the Hampshire LA average of 61 per cent. The school's ranking score of 51 on this metric places it in the bottom 50 nationally, at the 76th percentile among all primary schools. Looking at individual subjects, reading scores are stronger: 83 per cent reached the expected standard and 33 per cent achieved a higher standard, with an average score of 107. In maths, 79 per cent reached the expected standard and 23 per cent achieved a higher standard, with an average score of 105. Writing is the weakest area, with only 59 per cent reaching the expected standard and 8 per cent achieving a higher standard. The school's Ofsted report notes that quality of education and leadership are both Good, while early years provision is also rated Good.

Castle Hill offers a broad range of facilities including a Forest School, playing fields, a library, art studios and a chapel. Sports provision covers swimming, cricket, rounders, cross country, athletics and football, and there is a good selection of clubs including eco club, gardening, science club, coding, drama and choir. The school has a strong SEND offer, with provisions for specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, hearing impairment, physical disability and autistic spectrum disorder. For the 2025/26 intake, the school was oversubscribed: 137 applications for 59 places, with 55 first-preference offers made from 79 first-preference applications, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.32. This is a large, inclusive primary that suits families who value a strong pastoral and behavioural environment and a wide extracurricular offer, though academic outcomes are below the local average.

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