Castle Hill Primary SchoolChiltern Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Basingstoke.

Summary of the comparison

Castle Hill Primary School and Chiltern Primary School are primary schools in Basingstoke.

  • Castle Hill Primary School scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Chiltern Primary School scores 28 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Castle Hill Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Castle Hill Primary School was judged Good and Chiltern Primary School was judged in need of attention.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 67.0% for Castle Hill Primary School and 43.0% for Chiltern Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Castle Hill Primary School (57.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Chiltern Primary School (27.0% in 2022-23, 43.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Castle Hill Primary School versus Chiltern Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BasingstokeCastle Hill Primary SchoolBasingstokeChiltern Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD49/100Stronger figureF28/100
Local ranking222nd of 416 in Hampshire Stronger figure374th of 416 in Hampshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodStronger figureOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll646 185
Capacity660 210
LocationBasingstoke, RG23 8BN Basingstoke, RG22 5BB
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard67.0% Stronger figure43.0% 62.0%
At higher standard6.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure100.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure101.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census646 185
Free school meals (ever 6)20.0% 47.0%
English as an additional language24.8% 20.5%
SEN support14.2% 17.3%
SEN with an EHC plan4.2% 10.3%
Attendance
Overall absence4.3% Stronger figure7.3% 6.2%
Persistent absence9.7% Stronger figure24.0% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Castle Hill Primary School

Chiltern Primary School

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