East Meon Church of England Controlled Primary School
Chapel Street, East Meon, Petersfield, GU32 1NR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Marcel Penarroja
- Diocese
- Diocese of Portsmouth (ce)
- Constituency
- East Hampshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 100
- Pupils on roll
- 80
- URN
- 116284
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01730823218
About this school
East Meon Church of England Controlled Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Petersfield. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 80 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
- 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 | 16 | 9 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 33% | 40% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 67% | 53% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 67% | 47% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 67% | 53% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 103.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 102.0 | 97.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.40 | - | - |
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 East Meon Church of England Controlled 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 | 50% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 33% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 40% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 93 |
| 2023/24 | 86 |
| 2024/25 | 84 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How East Meon Church of England Controlled Primary School compares
East Meon Church of England Controlled Primary School ranked 290th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 40% | 4.6% | 25% | 80 | — |
| West Meon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 78% | 4.8% | 18.2% | 55 | 2.7 miles |
| Langrish Primary School | 83% | 2.7% | 1.9% | 211 | 2.9 miles |
| Clanfield Junior School | 71% | 3.9% | 19.4% | 291 | 3.3 miles |
| Froxfield Church of England Primary and Pre-School | 77% | 5.3% | 6% | 127 | 3.5 miles |
| Buriton Primary School | 80% | 6% | 24.2% | 95 | 3.9 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 25%
- English as an additional language
- 2.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.55%
- Persistent absence
- 14.47%
Location
Nearby schools
-
West Meon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Petersfield
-
Langrish Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Petersfield
-
Clanfield Junior School3.3 miles
Primary · Waterlooville
-
Froxfield Church of England Primary and Pre-School3.5 miles
Primary · Petersfield
-
Buriton Primary School3.9 miles
Primary · Petersfield
Other schools in Petersfield
East Meon Church of England Controlled Primary School ranks 9th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Petersfield.
- Buriton 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 East Meon Church of England Controlled Primary School teach?
- East Meon Church of England Controlled Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Petersfield.
- Who is the headteacher of East Meon Church of England Controlled Primary School?
- The headteacher of East Meon Church of England Controlled Primary School is Mr Marcel Penarroja, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was East Meon Church of England Controlled Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected East Meon Church of England Controlled 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 East Meon Church of England Controlled Primary School?
- East Meon Church of England Controlled Primary School has 80 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is East Meon Church of England Controlled Primary School full?
- East Meon Church of England Controlled Primary School has capacity for 100 pupils and 80 on roll (80%), 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 East Meon Church of England Controlled Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. East Meon Church of England Controlled Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Portsmouth (ce).
- Does East Meon Church of England Controlled Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records East Meon Church of England Controlled Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have East Meon Church of England Controlled Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 40% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does East Meon Church of England Controlled Primary School rank locally?
- East Meon Church of England Controlled Primary School ranked 290th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is East Meon Church of England Controlled Primary School's absence rate?
- East Meon Church of England Controlled Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are East Meon Church of England Controlled Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, East Meon Church of England Controlled 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.