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Hordle CofE (VA) Primary School

New Forest, SO41 0FBPrimaryAges 2–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Outstanding
Feb 2022
KS2 Results
87%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Oversubscribed
46 1st-choice / 45 places
Ranking
🏆Top 5%
#513 of 13,686 nationally

About Hordle CofE (VA) Primary School

Hordle CofE (VA) Primary School’s headline Key Stage 2 results sit well above the Hampshire local authority average for primary schools. In the 2023/24 academic year, 87% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a county average of 61%. That’s a gap of 26 percentage points, and it places Hordle second out of 35 primary schools in the New Forest district, comfortably inside the top 5% nationally. The school’s overall Ofsted rating is Outstanding, a grade it has held since its last graded inspection in 2016, and an ungraded inspection in 2022 confirmed it remains at that level. Leadership and management, early years provision and overall effectiveness were all judged Outstanding, with no areas flagged for improvement. For parents comparing schools in the area, these figures put Hordle in a strong position relative to its peers.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range2 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressHordle Lane, Lymington, New Forest, SO41 0FB
HeadteacherLouise Trim
Local AuthorityHampshire
Number of Pupils385
Free School Meals (FSM)11.7%
School Capacity385 / 336 (115% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

9 Feb 2022
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Overall Effectiveness
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Outstanding
Early Years Provision
Outstanding

Latest monitoring visit (9 Feb 2022): School remains Outstanding

Source: Ofsted, 11 Apr 2016. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingPhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Hordle CofE (VA) Primary School has been rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted. This means the school provides an exceptional quality of education, and pupils thrive both academically and personally.