Andover Church of England Primary School
East Street, Andover, SP10 1EP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Fiona Tickle
- Diocese
- Diocese of Winchester
- Constituency
- North West Hampshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 202
- URN
- 116269
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01264352322
About this school
Andover Church of England Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Andover. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 202 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 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
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 29 | 29 | 21 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 24% | 38% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 7% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 66% | 48% | 62% |
| Expected standard in maths | 66% | 55% | 52% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 55% | 48% | 38% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 100.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 99.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.50 | - | - |
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 Andover Church of England 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 | 48% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 24% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 38% | 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 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 187 |
| 2023/24 | 186 |
| 2024/25 | 190 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Andover Church of England Primary School compares
Andover Church of England Primary School ranked 295th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% 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 | 38% | 6.3% | 38.4% | 202 | — |
| Vigo Primary School | 50% | 4.6% | 34.7% | 586 | 0.6 miles |
| Anton Junior School | 52% | 3.9% | 17.2% | 243 | 0.6 miles |
| Anton Infant School | — | 4.8% | 12.1% | 150 | 0.6 miles |
| St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Andover | 56% | 2.8% | 7% | 215 | 1.2 miles |
| Balksbury Infant School | — | 3.8% | 20.5% | 269 | 1.2 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)
- 38.42%
- English as an additional language
- 26.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.27%
- Persistent absence
- 19.19%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Vigo Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Andover
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Anton Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Andover
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Anton Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Andover
-
St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Andover1.2 miles
Primary · Andover
-
Balksbury Infant School1.2 miles
Primary · Andover
Other schools in Andover
Andover Church of England Primary School ranks 22nd of the 22 ranked primary schools in Andover.
- Abbotts Ann Church of England Primary School Primary
- Amport Church of England Primary School Primary
- Anton Infant School Primary
- Anton Junior School Primary
- Appleshaw St Peter's CofE Primary School Primary
- Balksbury Infant School Primary
- Balksbury Junior School Primary
- Clatford Church of England Primary School Primary
- Endeavour Primary School Primary
- Grateley Primary School Primary
- Hurstbourne Tarrant Church of England Primary School Primary
- Kimpton, Thruxton and Fyfield Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Andover Church of England Primary School teach?
- Andover Church of England Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Andover.
- Who is the headteacher of Andover Church of England Primary School?
- The headteacher of Andover Church of England Primary School is Mrs Fiona Tickle, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Andover Church of England Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Andover Church of England 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 Andover Church of England Primary School?
- Andover Church of England Primary School has 202 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Andover Church of England Primary School full?
- Andover Church of England Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 202 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Andover Church of England Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Andover Church of England Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Winchester.
- Does Andover Church of England Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Andover Church of England Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Andover Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 38% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Andover Church of England Primary School rank locally?
- Andover Church of England Primary School ranked 295th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% 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 Andover Church of England Primary School's absence rate?
- Andover Church of England Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Andover Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Andover Church of England 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.