Tower Hill Primary School

HampshireCommunity school

Fowler Road, Farnborough, GU14 0BW

Headteacher: Miss Laura OvendenSchool website ↗Pupils: 418 (capacity: 420)
Ofsted inspected
Inspected November 2024
Oversubscribed
77% of first-choice applicants offered a place
75%
Reading, Writing & Maths
inspected
Inspected November 2024
77%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 12 November 2024Full report ↗

Not rated

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Outstanding
Pupils' Wider Development
Outstanding
School Leadership
Good

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.
75.0%
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%.
17.0%
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 87%·Writing 78%·Maths 85%All three 75%
Reading
Expected87%
Exceeding38%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected78%
Exceeding20%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected85%
Exceeding35%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

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

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
57
How many families wanted this school first?
73
How many got their first choice?
56of 73 (76.7%)
How many applied in total?
114

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
35.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
18.0%
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).
22.0%
Boys and girls
54%girls·46%boys
225 girls, 193 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 84% (2017/18), currently 75%

* 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
2015/1668.0%3.0%0.0+4.4+2.0
2016/1779.0%28.0%+2.3+3.3+3.0
2017/1884.0%23.0%+3.4+2.2+3.5
2018/1979.0%24.0%+2.9+2.7+4.4
2022/2370.0%13.0%+0.8+1.9+3.0
2023/2464.0%14.0%---
2024/2575.0%17.0%---