Grange Community Junior SchoolCherrywood Community Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Farnborough.
Summary of the comparison
Grange Community Junior School and Cherrywood Community Primary School are primary schools in Farnborough.
Grange Community Junior School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Cherrywood Community Primary School scores 37 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Grange Community Junior School is ahead on our composite score.
Grange Community Junior School was judged strong and Cherrywood Community Primary School was judged the expected standard.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 72.0% for Grange Community Junior School and 44.0% for Cherrywood Community Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Grange Community Junior School (52.0% in 2022-23, 72.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Cherrywood Community Primary School (43.0% in 2022-23, 44.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | FarnboroughGrange Community Junior School | FarnboroughCherrywood Community Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C66/100Stronger figure | F37/100 | |
| Local ranking | 66th of 416 in Hampshire Stronger figure | 287th of 416 in Hampshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: StrongStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Community school | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 7-11 | 5-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 235 | 196 | |
| Capacity | 240 | 210 | |
| Location | Farnborough, GU14 8TA | Farnborough, GU14 8LH | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 72.0% Stronger figure | 44.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 7.0% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 106.0 Stronger figure | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 106.0 Stronger figure | 99.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 235 | 196 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 32.8% | 39.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 45.5% | 46.9% | |
| SEN support | 23.0% | 20.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.3% | 1.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.1% Stronger figure | 7.0% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 9.9% Stronger figure | 24.0% | 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.
Grange Community Junior School
Cherrywood Community Primary School
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