Pilgrims' Cross CofE Aided Primary School
Picket Twenty Way, Picket Twenty, Andover, SP11 6TY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Jim Cascarini
- Constituency
- North West Hampshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 359
- URN
- 136407
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01264369523
About this school
Pilgrims' Cross CofE Aided Primary School is a voluntary aided primary school in Andover. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 359 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Pilgrims' Cross CofE Aided 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 54 | 50 | 49 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 39% | 44% | 45% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 57% | 72% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 54% | 66% | 61% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 56% | 56% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| 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 Pilgrims' Cross CofE Aided 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 | 39% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 44% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 45% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 394 |
| 2023/24 | 372 |
| 2024/25 | 375 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Pilgrims' Cross CofE Aided Primary School compares
Pilgrims' Cross CofE Aided Primary School ranked 275th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45% | 4.3% | 22.7% | 359 | — |
| Vigo Primary School | 50% | 4.6% | 34.7% | 586 | 1.2 miles |
| Andover Church of England Primary School | 38% | 6.3% | 38.4% | 202 | 1.5 miles |
| Anton Infant School | — | 4.8% | 12.1% | 150 | 1.9 miles |
| Anton Junior School | 52% | 3.9% | 17.2% | 243 | 1.9 miles |
| Endeavour Primary School | — | — | — | — | 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)
- 22.67%
- English as an additional language
- 12.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.29%
- Persistent absence
- 7.19%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Vigo Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Andover
-
Andover Church of England Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Andover
-
Anton Infant School1.9 miles
Primary · Andover
-
Anton Junior School1.9 miles
Primary · Andover
-
Endeavour Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Andover
Other schools in Andover
Pilgrims' Cross CofE Aided Primary School ranks 18th of the 22 ranked primary schools in Andover.
- Abbotts Ann Church of England Primary School Primary
- Amport Church of England Primary School Primary
- Andover 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
Common questions
- What ages does Pilgrims' Cross CofE Aided Primary School teach?
- Pilgrims' Cross CofE Aided Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Andover.
- Who is the headteacher of Pilgrims' Cross CofE Aided Primary School?
- The headteacher of Pilgrims' Cross CofE Aided Primary School is Mr Jim Cascarini, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Pilgrims' Cross CofE Aided Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Pilgrims' Cross CofE Aided 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 Pilgrims' Cross CofE Aided Primary School?
- Pilgrims' Cross CofE Aided Primary School has 359 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Pilgrims' Cross CofE Aided Primary School full?
- Pilgrims' Cross CofE Aided Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 359 on roll (85%), 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 Pilgrims' Cross CofE Aided Primary School a faith school?
- No. Pilgrims' Cross CofE Aided Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Pilgrims' Cross CofE Aided Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Pilgrims' Cross CofE Aided Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Pilgrims' Cross CofE Aided Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 39% in 2022/23 and 45% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Pilgrims' Cross CofE Aided Primary School compare with other schools in Hampshire?
- Pilgrims' Cross CofE Aided Primary School ranked 275th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Pilgrims' Cross CofE Aided Primary School's absence rate?
- Pilgrims' Cross CofE Aided Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Pilgrims' Cross CofE Aided Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Pilgrims' Cross CofE Aided 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.