Buriton Primary School
High Street, Buriton, Petersfield, GU31 5RX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Danielle Brown
- Constituency
- East Hampshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 95
- URN
- 115869
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01730642070
About this school
Buriton Primary School is a community primary school in Petersfield. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 95 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 20 September 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 15 | 17 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 87% | 65% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 6% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 93% | 76% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 82% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 93% | 71% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Buriton Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Hampshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 87% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 97 |
| 2023/24 | 91 |
| 2024/25 | 91 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Buriton Primary School compares
Buriton Primary School ranked 31st of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 6% | 24.2% | 95 | — |
| Petersfield Infant School | — | 3.9% | 14.2% | 282 | 1.9 miles |
| Langrish Primary School | 83% | 2.7% | 1.9% | 211 | 2.2 miles |
| Herne Junior School | 64% | 5% | 18.6% | 437 | 2.4 miles |
| Sheet Primary School | 71% | 3.4% | 13% | 110 | 3.0 miles |
| Harting CofE Primary School | 50% | 4.3% | 10.3% | 97 | 3.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 24.18%
- English as an additional language
- 7.7%
- Overall absence
- 6%
- Persistent absence
- 15.48%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Petersfield Infant School1.9 miles
Primary · Petersfield
-
Langrish Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Petersfield
-
Herne Junior School2.4 miles
Primary · Petersfield
-
Sheet Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Petersfield
-
Harting CofE Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · South Harting
Other schools in Petersfield
Buriton Primary School ranks 2nd of the 9 ranked primary schools in Petersfield.
- East Meon Church of England Controlled Primary School Primary
- Froxfield Church of England Primary and Pre-School Primary
- Herne Junior School Primary
- Langrish Primary School Primary
- Petersfield Infant School Primary
- Rogate CofE Primary School Primary
- Sheet Primary School Primary
- Steep Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- West Meon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- The Petersfield School Secondary
- Bedales School Independent schools
- Churcher's College Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Buriton Primary School teach?
- Buriton Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Petersfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Buriton Primary School?
- The headteacher of Buriton Primary School is Mrs Danielle Brown, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Buriton Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Buriton Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Buriton Primary School?
- Buriton Primary School has 95 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Buriton Primary School full?
- Buriton Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 95 on roll (90%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Buriton Primary School a faith school?
- No. Buriton Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Buriton Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Buriton Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Buriton Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 87% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Buriton Primary School rank locally?
- Buriton Primary School ranked 31st of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Buriton Primary School's absence rate?
- Buriton Primary School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Buriton Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Buriton Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.