Primary school

Preston Candover Church of England Primary School

  • Voluntary Controlled School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Hampshire
  • RG25 2EE
Ofsted Good · inspected Jan 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,016 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 14%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 2%2%2016/17: top 10%2017/18: top 2%2018/19: top 15%2022/23: top 11%2023/24: top 1%1% · 2023/242024/25: top 14%No exams

Against South East

Expected standard, RWM79% · South East 64%Small cohort: 14 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM29% · South East 7%Small cohort: 14 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score106 · South East 106Small cohort: 14 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score104 · South East 105Small cohort: 14 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 91% · 11 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 83% · 18 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 95% · 20 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 81% · 21 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 79% · 14 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 100% · 7 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 79% · 14 pupils · South East 64%100%79%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 18% · 11 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 11% · 18 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 30% · 20 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 19% · 21 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 14% · 14 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 14% · 7 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 29% · 14 pupils · South East 7%30%11%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 109 · 11 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 108 · 18 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 112 · 20 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 106 · 21 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 108 · 14 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 114 · 7 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 106 · 14 pupils · South East 106114106No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 106 · 11 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 109 · 18 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 108 · 20 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 107 · 21 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 105 · 14 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 108 · 7 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 104 · 14 pupils · South East 105109104No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
16 of 16 who put it first2014 · 84.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1616
2nd80
3rd40

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Good
  2. 2010Outstanding
  3. 2023Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 202698
Free school meals (past 6 years)5.2%
First language not English3.1%
SEN support9.3%
EHC plan4.1%
Absence (sessions missed)4.3%
Persistently absent pupils6.9%

Girls 55.7%Boys 44.3%

67.6% full · 145 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.5
Pupils per adult13.0
  • Classroom teachers 2.7
  • Leadership 2.6
  • Teaching assistants 2.3
  • Other support 1.3

Teachers 5.3 FTE · Whole workforce 8.9 · 16 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,120
Spend per pupil£7,353
Staff spend per pupil£5,264
Reserve per pupil£1,839
  • +£180,222revenue reserve
  • +£75,212in-year balance

Grants £7,511 · self-generated £610 · premises £624 per pupil