Oliver's Battery Primary and Nursery School
Austen Avenue, Olivers Battery, Winchester, SO22 4HP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Sarah Vittle
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Winchester
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 225
- Pupils on roll
- 204
- URN
- 116046
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01962869496
About this school
Oliver's Battery Primary and Nursery School is a community primary school in Winchester. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 204 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 15 January 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 51 | 31 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 71% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 6% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 81% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 74% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 68% | 61% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.70 | - | - |
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 Oliver's Battery Primary and Nursery 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 | 78% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 242 |
| 2023/24 | 222 |
| 2024/25 | 217 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Oliver's Battery Primary and Nursery School compares
Oliver's Battery Primary and Nursery School ranked 228th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 4.9% | 23.9% | 204 | — |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Winchester | 58% | 5.2% | 22.5% | 357 | 0.6 miles |
| Stanmore Primary School | 59% | 6.3% | 61.5% | 147 | 0.9 miles |
| St Faith's Church of England Primary School | 83% | 3.7% | 2% | 142 | 1.1 miles |
| Compton All Saints Church of England Primary School | 60% | 3.5% | 16.5% | 108 | 1.2 miles |
| Western Church of England Primary School | 74% | 3.9% | 5.3% | 387 | 1.6 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)
- 23.94%
- English as an additional language
- 7.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.94%
- Persistent absence
- 13.79%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Winchester0.6 miles
Primary · Winchester
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Stanmore Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Winchester
-
St Faith's Church of England Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Winchester
-
Compton All Saints Church of England Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Winchester
-
Western Church of England Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Winchester
Other schools in Winchester
Oliver's Battery Primary and Nursery School ranks 18th of the 21 ranked primary schools in Winchester.
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Primary
- Barton Farm Primary Academy Primary
- Barton Stacey Church of England Primary School Primary
- Compton All Saints Church of England Primary School Primary
- Harestock Primary School Primary
- Itchen Abbas Primary School Primary
- John Keble Church of England Primary School Primary
- Kings Worthy Primary School Primary
- Micheldever CofE Primary School Primary
- Owslebury Primary School Primary
- South Wonston Primary School Primary
- Sparsholt Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Oliver's Battery Primary and Nursery School teach?
- Oliver's Battery Primary and Nursery School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Winchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Oliver's Battery Primary and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Oliver's Battery Primary and Nursery School is Miss Sarah Vittle, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Oliver's Battery Primary and Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oliver's Battery Primary and Nursery 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 Oliver's Battery Primary and Nursery School?
- Oliver's Battery Primary and Nursery School has 204 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Oliver's Battery Primary and Nursery School full?
- Oliver's Battery Primary and Nursery School has capacity for 225 pupils and 204 on roll (91%), 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 Oliver's Battery Primary and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Oliver's Battery Primary and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Oliver's Battery Primary and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Oliver's Battery Primary and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- How have Oliver's Battery Primary and Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 78% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Oliver's Battery Primary and Nursery School rank locally?
- Oliver's Battery Primary and Nursery School ranked 228th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Oliver's Battery Primary and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Oliver's Battery Primary and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Oliver's Battery Primary and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oliver's Battery Primary and Nursery 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.