Long Sutton Church of England Primary School

About Long Sutton Church of England Primary School

Long Sutton Church of England Primary School is a small, mixed state primary for children aged 4 to 11, currently home to 94 pupils against a capacity of 140. That leaves a fair amount of physical space, but the school is clearly in demand: for the 2025/26 intake, it received 37 applications for just 18 places, with all 18 first-preference families offered a spot. The oversubscription ratio sits at 2.06, meaning more than two families applied for every place. Just 5.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the national average, which tends to hover around 23-24% in primary schools. This suggests a relatively affluent intake, consistent with the school’s location in Hart, a borough in Hampshire. The school has a Church of England religious character and is led by headteacher Selena Cameron. Its most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in September 2023, confirmed that the school remains Good, a rating it has held consistently since its last graded inspection in 2014.

Academically, Long Sutton punches well above its weight. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 83% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a local authority average of just 61%. That performance places the school first out of 18 primaries in Hart, and in the top 7% nationally. Results are particularly strong in reading: 83% of pupils reached the higher standard, and the average scaled score was 109. In maths, the average score was 108, with 100% of pupils reaching the expected standard and 17% hitting the higher threshold. Writing also saw 83% hitting the expected standard, with a third achieving greater depth. There are no progress scores available, so it’s not possible to say how much value the school adds relative to starting points, but the raw outcomes are impressive and well above local norms.

The school offers a solid range of facilities for its size, including playing fields, a gymnasium, a sports hall, a library, a sensory room and a chapel, plus a Forest School programme. Clubs include film, choir, drama, art and coding, while sports provision covers rounders, athletics, cross country and gymnastics. SEND support is listed for speech, language and communication needs, autistic spectrum disorder, and other difficulties or disabilities. With its strong academic results, Church of England character and clear oversubscription, this is a school that will particularly suit families in the Hart area who place a premium on high KS2 outcomes and a traditional primary setting. The small roll means children are likely to be well known to staff, but parents should be prepared for competition at the admissions stage.

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