Whitchurch Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: Not judgedVoluntary controlled school · Primary
Whitchurch · RG28 7LS · Hampshire
Ages 4–11
- KS255%
- Absence5.1%
- FSM14.1%
0.3 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: GoodURN 116502
Testbourne Community School
Foundation school · Whitchurch · RG28 7JF
Ages 11–16 · 949 pupils · Hampshire
Ofsted
Good
Attainment 8
51.6
Overall absence
9.3%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2023-11-28
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8+0.09
−20+2
Attainment 851.6
English & maths grade 5+51%
English & maths grade 4+77%
EBacc entry51%
EBacc APS: 4.7
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence9.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)25.3%
Unauthorised1.5%
- Authorised absence
- 7.8%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 4.5%
- Enrolments in measure
- 970
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill100%
949 pupils · 950 places
- Pupils on roll
- 949
- Boys / girls
- 454 / 495
- School capacity
- 950
- Capacity fill
- 949 / 950 (100%)
- Free school meals
- 15.9%
- FSM pupils
- 151
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Foundation school
Age range
Ages 11–16
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
0 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Supported by a trust
- Headteacher
- Mr Jon Beck
Location
- Address
- Micheldever Road
- Postcode
- RG28 7JF
- Town
- Whitchurch
- County
- Hampshire
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- District
- Basingstoke and Deane
- Constituency
- North West Hampshire
- Urban/rural
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed foundation school (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Whitchurch, Hampshire, 949 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 15.9%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Jon Beck
- Telephone
- 01256892061