Hawley Primary SchoolThe Ferns Primary Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Hawley Primary School and The Ferns Primary Academy are primary schools.

Hawley Primary School scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and The Ferns Primary Academy scores 36 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Hawley Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Hawley Primary School was judged Good and The Ferns Primary Academy 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 59.0% for Hawley Primary School and 55.0% for The Ferns Primary Academy.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Hawley Primary School (50.0% in 2022-23, 59.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at The Ferns Primary Academy (9.0% in 2022-23, 55.0% in 2024-25).

Hawley Primary School versus The Ferns Primary Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	CamberleyHawley Primary School	FarnboroughThe Ferns Primary Academy	England average
Overview
Our score	D51/100Stronger figure	F36/100
Local ranking	206th of 416 in Hampshire Stronger figure	290th of 416 in Hampshire
Inspection	Ofsted: Good	Ofsted: Good
School type	Community school	Academy converter
Phase	Primary	Primary
Age range	4-11	4-11
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	314	85
Capacity	315	210
Location	Camberley, GU17 9BH	Farnborough, GU14 9FX
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard	59.0% Stronger figure	55.0%	62.0%
At higher standard	0.0%	0.0%	8.0%
Reading average scaled score	105.0 Stronger figure	100.0	106.0
Maths average scaled score	104.0 Stronger figure	103.0	105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census	314	85
Free school meals (ever 6)	10.8%	40.0%
English as an additional language	8.3%	23.5%
SEN support	7.6%	21.2%
SEN with an EHC plan	4.1%	9.4%
Attendance
Overall absence	4.3% Stronger figure	7.7%	6.2%
Persistent absence	8.3% Stronger figure	15.4%	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.