Sparsholt Church of England Primary School

About Sparsholt Church of England Primary School

Sparsholt Church of England Primary School was rated Good overall by Ofsted in its most recent graded inspection in 2023, a change from the Outstanding rating it received in 2010. The inspection report highlights real strengths: behaviour and attitudes, and personal development, were both judged Outstanding. The school’s academic core is solid, with leadership and management, quality of education, and early years provision all rated Good. On the key metric of Key Stage 2 performance, 75% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined in the 2023/24 academic year. That figure sits well above the Hampshire local authority average of 61% for primary schools, placing Sparsholt in the top 25% of schools nationally for this measure. In the Winchester local area, it ranks 5th out of 35 primary schools, putting it in the top tier locally.

Digging into the KS2 results, the school performs particularly strongly in writing, where 90% of pupils reached the expected standard and 45% achieved the higher standard. Reading also shines, with 85% at expected and 40% at the higher level, while maths sees 75% at expected and 35% at higher. Average scaled scores are 107 in reading and 105 in maths, both comfortably above the national baseline of 100. The school’s ranking score of 75 is based on the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard across all three subjects, and it sits in the top 20% nationally. With only 109 pupils on roll, these results reflect a small, focused cohort. The school has no sixth form, as it is a primary, and does not offer nursery provision.

The school is oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, it received 35 applications for 16 places, with 13 first-preference offers made. That gives an oversubscription ratio of 2.19, so families need to apply early. Facilities include an ICT suite, library, sensory room, chapel, and an outdoor playground. Sports on offer are football, dance, gymnastics and cross country, while clubs range from gardening and drama to science, eco and film club, plus choir. SEND provision covers specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, speech, language and communication needs, social and emotional mental health, and autistic spectrum disorder. The school is Church of England and mixed gender, serving ages 4 to 11. For families seeking a small village primary with strong academic outcomes and a clear pastoral focus, Sparsholt is a strong local contender, though competition for places is high.

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