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St Faith's Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Hampshire

St Faith's Road, Winchester, SO23 9QB

Website 01962854934

92

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 27/02/2024

Application demand

71%

1st preference success · Oversubscribed

Attendance

96.3%

9.6% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

142

Capacity used

Nearly full

95%

150 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Oversubscribed

71%

1st preference success rate

20 of 28 families who put it first got an offer

20

Places offered

56

Total applications

2.8

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference2820● 71%
2nd preference150● 0%
3rd preference130● 0%
Total562036%

1st preference success by year

80%
2020
73%
2021
59%
2022
94%
2023
100%
2024
71%
2025

Hampshire lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Benjamin Bond
Address
St Faith's Road, St Cross, Winchester, SO23 9QB
Phone
01962854934
Local authority
Hampshire
Ward / constituency
St Michael · Winchester
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
116374

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals2%——
English as additional language9%——
SEN support8%——
47% boys (67)53% girls (75)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

142 pupils · 150 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    27 February 2024

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Early yearsOutstanding
    Personal developmentOutstanding
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
    Leadership and managementGood
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 136 pupils

Attendance

96.3%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

3.7%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

9.6%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

1.5%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.6%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

1%
20/21
7%
21/22
5%
22/23
6%
23/24
10%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths92%——
Higher standard8%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard83%
+21% vs England
Higher standard21%
+13% vs England

Reading

Expected standard96%
+21% vs England
Higher standard67%
+34% vs England
Average score111
+5 vs England

Writing

Expected standard92%
+20% vs England
Greater depth21%
+8% vs England

Maths

Expected standard83%
+9% vs England
Higher standard54%
+28% vs England
Average score109
+4 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard92%
+19% vs England
Higher standard71%
+41% vs England
Average score112
+7 vs England

Science

Expected standard92%
+10% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

912019822023922024832025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)83%61%
Higher standard21%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Hampshire council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.