Cherrywood Community Primary School

About Cherrywood Community Primary School

Cherrywood Community Primary School in Rushmoor holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained across its two most recent inspections. The most telling academic metric for this 196-pupil primary is its Key Stage 2 combined reading, writing and maths expected standard, which sits at 60%. That figure is almost exactly in line with the Hampshire local authority average of 61%, placing the school in a solidly middle position. In the Rushmoor area specifically, Cherrywood ranks 10th out of 16 primary schools on this measure, putting it in the bottom half locally but still within touching distance of the typical performance. The school’s national percentile of 58th means it sits just above the midpoint for all primary schools in England. A small but notable 3% of pupils reached the higher standard across all three subjects, and reading was the strongest individual subject at the higher level, with 30% achieving that benchmark.

Digging deeper into the 2023/24 results, Cherrywood’s average scaled scores were 103 in reading and 101 in maths, both slightly above the national baseline of 100. In writing, 67% of pupils met the expected standard, matching the maths expected rate, while reading also hit 67%. The school’s Progress 8 scores are not available, so it is harder to gauge how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points, but the raw attainment figures suggest a school where most children leave with a solid foundation. The Ofsted inspection in March 2025 awarded Good across all five graded areas: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. The parent view survey, based on 25 responses between September 2024 and September 2025, shows 92% would recommend the school, with particularly strong agreement that children are happy and feel safe.

Cherrywood is a state primary for mixed-gender pupils aged 5 to 11, with no nursery or sixth form. It is oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, 30 places attracted 53 applications, a ratio of 1.77 applicants per place, and all 24 first-preference families were offered a spot. The school has a notably high proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals at 38.3%, well above the national average, and offers a broad range of SEND provisions including support for autistic spectrum disorder, speech and language needs, and social and emotional mental health difficulties. Facilities include a sports hall, music rooms, art studios and a chapel, and the extracurricular programme runs to science club, gardening, choir, chess and art club. Sports on offer include dance, cricket, tennis and cross country. This is a school that suits families looking for a well-regarded local primary with strong pastoral care and a good range of activities, particularly those whose children may benefit from the SEND support on offer.

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