Cherbourg Primary School
Cherbourg Road, Eastleigh, SO50 5QF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Wendy Smith
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Eastleigh
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 400
- Pupils on roll
- 347
- URN
- 115887
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02380612557
About this school
Cherbourg Primary School is a community primary school in Eastleigh. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 347 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- 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 | 58 | 53 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 45% | 42% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 2% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 66% | 65% |
| Expected standard in maths | 52% | 53% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 49% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 100.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| 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 Cherbourg 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 | 45% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 42% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 383 |
| 2023/24 | 369 |
| 2024/25 | 374 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cherbourg Primary School compares
Cherbourg Primary School ranked 216th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 6.2% | 47.6% | 347 | — |
| Norwood Primary & Pre-School | 66% | 4.7% | 24% | 347 | 0.4 miles |
| The Crescent Primary School | 62% | 4.2% | 30.9% | 619 | 0.6 miles |
| Stoneham Park Primary Academy | — | 5.7% | 23.4% | 250 | 0.8 miles |
| Shakespeare Infant School | — | 4.6% | 13.6% | 215 | 1.0 miles |
| Nightingale Primary School | 52% | 5% | 48.9% | 363 | 1.0 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)
- 47.59%
- English as an additional language
- 15.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.22%
- Persistent absence
- 19.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Norwood Primary & Pre-School0.4 miles
Primary · Eastleigh
-
The Crescent Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Eastleigh
-
Stoneham Park Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Eastleigh
-
Shakespeare Infant School1.0 miles
Primary · Eastleigh
-
Nightingale Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Eastleigh
Other schools in Eastleigh
Cherbourg Primary School ranks 10th of the 15 ranked primary schools in Eastleigh.
- Chandler's Ford Infant School Primary
- Colden Common Primary School Primary
- Fair Oak Infant School Primary
- Fair Oak Junior School Primary
- Fryern Infant School Primary
- Fryern Junior School Primary
- Hiltingbury Infant School Primary
- Hiltingbury Junior School Primary
- Knightwood Primary School Primary
- Merdon Junior School Primary
- Nightingale Primary School Primary
- Norwood Primary & Pre-School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Cherbourg Primary School teach?
- Cherbourg Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Eastleigh.
- Who is the headteacher of Cherbourg Primary School?
- The headteacher of Cherbourg Primary School is Mrs Wendy Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Cherbourg Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cherbourg 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 Cherbourg Primary School?
- Cherbourg Primary School has 347 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Cherbourg Primary School full?
- Cherbourg Primary School has capacity for 400 pupils and 347 on roll (87%), 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 Cherbourg Primary School a faith school?
- No. Cherbourg Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Cherbourg Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Cherbourg Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Cherbourg Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Cherbourg Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Cherbourg Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 45% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Cherbourg Primary School rank locally?
- Cherbourg Primary School ranked 216th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cherbourg Primary School's absence rate?
- Cherbourg Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cherbourg Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cherbourg 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.