Boorley Park
Boorley Park Primary School, 7 Nairn Road, Botley, SO32 2SH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- RAISE EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Sarah Cunningham
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Wildern School
- Constituency
- Hamble Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 380
- URN
- 147066
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01489737970
About this school
Boorley Park is a primary academy in Botley. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 380 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Boorley Park, 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
Trends over time
How Boorley Park has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 192 |
| 2023/24 | 262 |
| 2024/25 | 318 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Boorley Park compares
Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6% | 25.8% | 380 | — |
| Berrywood Primary School | 70% | 4.4% | 13.7% | 631 | 1.0 miles |
| Botley Church of England Controlled Primary School | 77% | 3.3% | 14.6% | 357 | 1.0 miles |
| Curdridge Primary School | 50% | 5.1% | 25.9% | 110 | 1.1 miles |
| Durley Church of England Controlled Primary School | 71% | 3.4% | 12.8% | 139 | 1.3 miles |
| Shamblehurst Primary School | 65% | 4.6% | 23.4% | 404 | 1.4 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)
- 25.79%
- English as an additional language
- 3.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.97%
- Persistent absence
- 13.11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Berrywood Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Botley Church of England Controlled Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Curdridge Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Durley Church of England Controlled Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Shamblehurst Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Southampton
Other schools in Botley
- Luminous Oak Academy Free Schools
Common questions
- What ages does Boorley Park teach?
- Boorley Park teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Botley.
- Who is the headteacher of Boorley Park?
- The headteacher of Boorley Park is Miss Sarah Cunningham, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Boorley Park been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Boorley Park, 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 Boorley Park?
- Boorley Park has 380 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Boorley Park full?
- Boorley Park has capacity for 420 pupils and 380 on roll (90%), 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 Boorley Park a faith school?
- No. Boorley Park has no designated religious character.
- Is Boorley Park a selective school?
- No. Boorley Park is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Boorley Park have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Boorley Park as having no nursery classes.
- Is Boorley Park part of an academy trust?
- Boorley Park is part of RAISE EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Boorley Park's absence rate?
- Boorley Park's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Boorley Park publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Boorley Park. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 10 July 2026.