Cheriton Primary School
Cheriton, Alresford, SO24 0QA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Peter Castle
- Constituency
- Winchester
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 70
- URN
- 115874
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01962771278
About this school
Cheriton Primary School is a community primary school in Alresford. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 70 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
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 | 11 | 10 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 55% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 18% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 93% | 91% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 100% | 55% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 64% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 111.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| 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 Cheriton 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 | 67% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 89 |
| 2023/24 | 75 |
| 2024/25 | 71 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cheriton Primary School compares
Cheriton Primary School ranked 101st of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 3.7% | 11.3% | 70 | — |
| Sun Hill Infant and Preschool | — | 6.3% | 9.5% | 127 | 2.2 miles |
| Sun Hill Junior School | 58% | 4% | 10.9% | 145 | 2.2 miles |
| Itchen Abbas Primary School | 67% | 3.5% | 16.7% | 62 | 4.1 miles |
| Ropley CofE Primary School | 84% | 4.4% | 4% | 180 | 4.3 miles |
| West Meon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 78% | 4.8% | 18.2% | 55 | 4.5 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)
- 11.27%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 3.74%
- Persistent absence
- 11.29%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sun Hill Infant and Preschool2.2 miles
Primary · Alresford
-
Sun Hill Junior School2.2 miles
Primary · Alresford
-
Itchen Abbas Primary School4.1 miles
Primary · Winchester
-
Ropley CofE Primary School4.3 miles
Primary · Alresford
-
West Meon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School4.5 miles
Primary · Petersfield
Other schools in Alresford
- Ropley CofE Primary School Primary
- Sun Hill Infant and Preschool Primary
- Sun Hill Junior School Primary
- Perins School Secondary
- Brockwood Park School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Cheriton Primary School teach?
- Cheriton Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Alresford.
- Who is the headteacher of Cheriton Primary School?
- The headteacher of Cheriton Primary School is Mr Peter Castle, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Cheriton Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cheriton 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 Cheriton Primary School?
- Cheriton Primary School has 70 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Cheriton Primary School full?
- Cheriton Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 70 on roll (67%), 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 Cheriton Primary School a faith school?
- No. Cheriton Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Cheriton Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Cheriton Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Cheriton Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Cheriton Primary School rank locally?
- Cheriton Primary School ranked 101st of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cheriton Primary School's absence rate?
- Cheriton Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cheriton Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cheriton 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.