Whitewater Church of England Primary School

About Whitewater Church of England Primary School

Whitewater Church of England Primary School is a small state primary in Hampshire, serving 128 pupils aged 4 to 11 in the borough of Hart. Within Hart, it ranks 16th out of 18 primary schools, placing it in the bottom half of its immediate peers. The top-performing schools in the same local authority 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. Across Hampshire as a whole, Whitewater sits at 209th out of 425 primary schools, with 33 schools in the authority rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is Hook Junior School, about 2.5 kilometres away. Whitewater’s most recent Ofsted inspection, in December 2022, awarded it a Good rating across all five categories — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision — a clear improvement from its previous Requires Improvement rating.

Academically, Whitewater’s Key Stage 2 results for the 2023/24 academic year show a mixed picture. The proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined was 54%, which is below the Hampshire local authority average of 61%. In reading, 69% of pupils met the expected standard, with an average scaled score of 105, while in maths the expected standard was 54% with an average score of 102. Writing saw 54% of pupils reach the expected level. At the higher standard, 15% of pupils achieved the top level across all three subjects, with 31% reaching that level in reading, 23% in maths, and 23% in writing. The school’s national ranking, based on the combined expected standard metric, places it in the bottom 50% of all primary schools in England. Progress scores are not available in the data, so it is not possible to assess how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points.

Whitewater is a Church of England school with a chapel on site, and its facilities include a Forest School area, library, music rooms, and playing fields. The school offers a range of sports including swimming, netball, athletics, cricket, and rounders, plus clubs such as coding, science club, and book club. It provides support for a wide range of special educational needs, including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social and emotional mental health needs, speech and language difficulties, and autistic spectrum disorder. For the 2025/26 intake, the school was oversubscribed: it received 56 applications for 17 places, with 11 first-preference offers made. The oversubscription ratio of 3.29 applicants per place indicates strong local demand. This school is likely to suit families who value a small, faith-based primary with a Good Ofsted rating and a broad range of extracurricular activities, but who are comfortable with academic results that sit below the local average.

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