Hyde Church of England Primary SchoolSt James' Church of England First School and Nursery, Alderholt

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

Summary of the comparison

Hyde Church of England Primary School and St James' Church of England First School and Nursery, Alderholt are primary schools in Fordingbridge.

  • Hyde Church of England Primary School scores 36 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and St James' Church of England First School and Nursery, Alderholt scores 71 out of 100 (grade B, strong). St James' Church of England First School and Nursery, Alderholt is ahead on our composite score.

  • Hyde Church of England Primary School was judged Good and St James' Church of England First School and Nursery, Alderholt was judged Good.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Hyde Church of England Primary School (13.0% in 2022-23, 50.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Hyde Church of England Primary School versus St James' Church of England First School and Nursery, Alderholt compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure FordingbridgeHyde Church of England Primary SchoolFordingbridgeSt James' Church of England First School and Nursery, AlderholtEngland average
Overview
Our scoreF36/100B71/100Stronger figure
Local ranking294th of 416 in Hampshire 91st of 116 in Dorset
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary controlled school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 2-9
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll43 125
Capacity70 180
LocationFordingbridge, SP6 2QL Fordingbridge, SP6 3AJ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard50.0% Not reported62.0%
At higher standard0.0% Not reported8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 Not reported106.0
Maths average scaled score100.0 Not reported105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census43 125
Free school meals (ever 6)27.9% 16.9%
English as an additional language7.0% 1.6%
SEN support25.6% 7.2%
SEN with an EHC plan2.3% 0.0%
Attendance
Overall absence7.4% 4.6% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence23.5% 7.8% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

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.

Hyde Church of England Primary School

St James' Church of England First School and Nursery, Alderholt

Full profiles: Hyde Church of England Primary School · St James' Church of England First School and Nursery, Alderholt