Cadland Primary School
Whitefield Road, Holbury, SO45 2HW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr James Nutbeam
- Constituency
- New Forest East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 403
- Pupils on roll
- 379
- URN
- 134734
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02380892341
About this school
Cadland Primary School is a community primary school in Holbury. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 379 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Cadland Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
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 | 64 | 64 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 59% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 9% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 78% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 92% | 77% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 66% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.40 | - | - |
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 Cadland 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 | 73% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 387 |
| 2023/24 | 384 |
| 2024/25 | 372 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cadland Primary School compares
Cadland Primary School ranked 69th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 5.7% | 42.5% | 379 | — |
| Manor Church of England Infant School | — | 5.1% | 10% | 49 | 0.4 miles |
| Blackfield Primary and Nursery School | 66% | 4.4% | 37.3% | 434 | 0.8 miles |
| Fawley Infant School | — | 6.1% | 31.8% | 19 | 1.5 miles |
| Wildground Junior School | 75% | 5.2% | 41.3% | 197 | 2.0 miles |
| Wildground Infant School | — | 7.2% | 36.4% | 185 | 2.0 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)
- 42.47%
- English as an additional language
- 1.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.69%
- Persistent absence
- 14.33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Manor Church of England Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Blackfield Primary and Nursery School0.8 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Fawley Infant School1.5 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Wildground Junior School2.0 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Wildground Infant School2.0 miles
Primary · Southampton
Common questions
- What ages does Cadland Primary School teach?
- Cadland Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Holbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Cadland Primary School?
- The headteacher of Cadland Primary School is Mr James Nutbeam, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Cadland Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cadland 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 many pupils are at Cadland Primary School?
- Cadland Primary School has 379 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Cadland Primary School full?
- Cadland Primary School has capacity for 403 pupils and 379 on roll (94%), 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 Cadland Primary School a faith school?
- No. Cadland Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Cadland Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Cadland Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Cadland Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Cadland Primary School compare with other schools in Hampshire?
- Cadland Primary School ranked 69th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cadland Primary School's absence rate?
- Cadland Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cadland Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cadland 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 1 July 2026.