Bentley Church of England Primary School

Voluntary controlled school·Primary school Farnham, Hampshire·GU10 5JP
Composite score
68.6
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#1,957
National rank
#274
In South East
#36
In Hampshire
Top 13%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
75%
% achieving higher RWM
17%
Reading average scaled score
109.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

New framework · Last inspection: 13/01/2026 · Read full report ↗

Achievement
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Inclusion
Expected standard
Safeguarding standards
Met
Early years
Expected standard

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
19 first choices, 21 places
First choices per place
0.91
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
25
any preference, for 21 places
Applications from another council area
8%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.09
00.511.5
1 per place
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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Bentley Church of England Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
187
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
9.6%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
5.3%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
16.6%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
3.7%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.9%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
13.3%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
19.7
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,975
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About Bentley Church of England Primary School

Bentley Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Farnham, Hampshire, classified by the DfE as a voluntary controlled school with a Church of England religious character. Around 187 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted (January 2026). 75% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 5.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 13% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 109 in reading and 108 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 17% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Bentley Church of England Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 21 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 4.9%. There are about 19.7 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 10% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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