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Pilgrims' Cross CofE Aided Primary School

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

personMr Richard Osmond

location_onAndover, SP11 6TY

language Visit Website phone 1264365434

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2023

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Students

394

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Expected Standard

45%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Pilgrims' Cross CofE Aided Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Andover, serving ages 4-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 87% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Pilgrims' Cross CofE Aided Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Andover, Hampshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 375 pupils on roll, of whom 23% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 45% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #250 of 302 primaries in Hampshire and #11,421 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.9 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

45%

LA 61%

Reading71% LA 74%

Writing57% LA 71%

Maths61% LA 72%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

44%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading72% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing60% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths66% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

39%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading57% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing61% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths54% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.3

Read

LA -0.6

-5.1 to -1.6

-1.6

Write

LA -0.7

-3.3 to 0.0

-3.6

Maths

LA -1.3

-5.3 to -1.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading62% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing69% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths62% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.8

Read

LA -0.3

-4.3 to 0.7

-3.6

Write

LA -0.3

-5.8 to -1.4

-5.1

Maths

LA -1.0

-7.3 to -2.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 67%

Reading81% LA 78%

Writing85% LA 80%

Maths67% LA 76%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.6

Read

LA -0.1

-1.7 to 2.9

Write

LA -0.1

-0.2 to 4.2

-3.1

Maths

LA -0.6

-5.2 to -1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

28 November 2024

Inspection Report

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21 November 2023

Inspection Report

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07 January 2020

Inspection Report

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28 February 2019

Inspection Report

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25 March 2015

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-11-21

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2020-01-07

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2019-02-28

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2015-03-25

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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

1.3%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.8%(3 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 375 pupils. During this period, there were 5 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.3%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	375	5	1.3%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	373	2	0.5%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	363	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	372	2	0.5%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	375	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	390	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	394	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	391	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	402	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	408	1	0.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	407	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	405	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	402	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	404	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	382	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	382	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	381	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	352	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	356	4	1.1%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	350	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	321	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	320	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	319	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	255	1	0.4%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	248	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	239	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 13 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 10 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 10 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 7 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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Pilgrims' Cross CofE Aided Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

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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