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Western Downland Church of England Aided Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Alice Tubbs

location_onFordingbridge, SP6 3NA

language Visit Website phone 1725518233

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

203

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Expected Standard

65%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Western Downland Church of England Aided Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Fordingbridge, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 48% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Western Downland Church of England Aided Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Fordingbridge, Hampshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 181 pupils on roll, of whom 8% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 65% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 10% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #188 of 302 primaries in Hampshire and #8,955 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 61%

Reading81% LA 74%

Writing77% LA 71%

Maths74% LA 72%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading78% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing67% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths85% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading92% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing84% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths96% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.5

Read

LA -0.6

1.0 to 6.0

0.4

Write

LA -0.7

-2.0 to 2.8

2.4

Maths

LA -1.3

0.1 to 4.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading100% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths100% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.8

Read

LA -0.3

2.2 to 7.3

-1.2

Write

LA -0.3

-3.5 to 1.2

2.0

Maths

LA -1.0

-0.3 to 4.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

93%

LA 67%

Reading97% LA 78%

Writing93% LA 80%

Maths93% LA 76%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.4

Read

LA -0.1

2.2 to 6.6

2.1

Write

LA -0.1

0 to 4.2

2.5

Maths

LA -0.6

0.5 to 4.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

12 September 2023

Inspection Report

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05 July 2017

Inspection Report

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25 April 2012

Inspection Report

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27 November 2008

Inspection Report

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17 January 2007

Inspection Report

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03 May 2005

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2017-07-05

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-04-25

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2008-11-27

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.6%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.6%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 181 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.6%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	181	1	0.6%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	175	6	3.4%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	194	1	0.5%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	190	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	186	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	200	1	0.5%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	203	3	1.5%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	198	1	0.5%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	203	2	1.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	196	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	192	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	200	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	205	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	200	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	193	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	193	2	1.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	182	3	1.6%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	196	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	193	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	187	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	200	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	181	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	179	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	188	10	5.3%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	188	3	1.6%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	187	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 12 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 6 pupils

Physical Disability 3 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

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School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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