Cranford Park Church of England Primary School
Cranford Park Drive, Yateley, GU46 6LB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Acting Headteacher
- Mrs Tina Nowell
- Diocese
- Diocese of Winchester
- Constituency
- Aldershot
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 159
- URN
- 135885
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01252870536
About this school
Cranford Park Church of England Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Yateley. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 159 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- 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 | 23 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 43% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 9% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 52% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 57% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 57% | 61% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 100.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.60 | - | - |
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 Cranford Park 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 | 59% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 43% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 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 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 181 |
| 2023/24 | 175 |
| 2024/25 | 180 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cranford Park Church of England Primary School compares
Cranford Park Church of England Primary School ranked 184th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61% | 8.6% | 29.4% | 159 | — |
| Newlands Primary School | 61% | 5.1% | 10.9% | 173 | 0.4 miles |
| Westfields Junior School | 66% | 3.8% | 13.1% | 360 | 0.6 miles |
| Westfields Infant School | — | 3.8% | 10.4% | 268 | 0.7 miles |
| Potley Hill Primary School | 68% | 4% | 17.2% | 195 | 0.8 miles |
| St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Sandhurst | 90% | 3.8% | 5.9% | 199 | 0.9 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 29.44%
- English as an additional language
- 5%
- Overall absence
- 8.57%
- Persistent absence
- 16.88%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Newlands Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Yateley
-
Westfields Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Yateley
-
Westfields Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Yateley
-
Potley Hill Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Yateley
-
St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Sandhurst0.9 miles
Primary · Sandhurst
Other schools in Yateley
- Newlands Primary School Primary
- Potley Hill Primary School Primary
- Westfields Infant School Primary
- Westfields Junior School Primary
- Frogmore Community College Secondary
- Yateley School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Cranford Park Church of England Primary School teach?
- Cranford Park Church of England Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Yateley.
- Who is the acting headteacher of Cranford Park Church of England Primary School?
- The acting headteacher of Cranford Park Church of England Primary School is Mrs Tina Nowell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Cranford Park Church of England Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cranford Park 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 Cranford Park Church of England Primary School?
- Cranford Park Church of England Primary School has 159 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Cranford Park Church of England Primary School full?
- Cranford Park Church of England Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 159 on roll (76%), 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 Cranford Park Church of England Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Cranford Park Church of England Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Winchester.
- Does Cranford Park Church of England Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Cranford Park Church of England Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Cranford Park 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 59% in 2022/23 and 61% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Cranford Park Church of England Primary School rank locally?
- Cranford Park Church of England Primary School ranked 184th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cranford Park Church of England Primary School's absence rate?
- Cranford Park Church of England Primary School's overall absence rate is 8.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cranford Park Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cranford Park 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 1 July 2026.