Sopley Primary School

HampshireCommunity school

South Ripley, Bransgore, Christchurch, BH23 8ET

Headteacher: Mr Mathew BowenSchool website ↗Pupils: 86 (capacity: 118)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
38%
Reading, Writing & Maths
100%
First-choice offer rate

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
38.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
0.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 69%·Writing 85%·Maths 46%All three 38%
Reading
Expected69%
Exceeding23%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected85%
Exceeding0%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected46%
Exceeding8%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is not oversubscribed.
Supply meets demand.
How many places were offered?
9
How many families wanted this school first?
9
How many got their first choice?
9of 9 (100.0%)
How many applied in total?
19

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
38.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
8.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
8.0%
Boys and girls
49%girls·51%boys
42 girls, 44 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 72% (2017/18), currently 38%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1631.0%6.0%-0.4+0.8-4.8
2016/1756.0%6.0%+0.6+1.4-0.4
2017/1872.0%17.0%+0.2-2.3-2.0
2018/1940.0%7.0%+0.1+1.8-1.3
2022/2360.0%0.0%+0.3-1.3-1.3
2023/2427.0%0.0%---
2024/2538.0%0.0%---
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