Cherrywood Community Primary School | Primary in Farnborough, Rushmoor | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

Cherrywood Community Primary School

Primary

Rushmoor · Farnborough · GU14 8LH www.cherrywoodprimary.co.uk/

Pupils
186
cap. 210
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted report card

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Latest inspection
18 Mar 2025
Area judgements only

Ofsted no longer gives state-funded schools a single overall grade.

Area judgements

Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years provision
Good

Other Ofsted reports

9 reports
18 Sep 2019
School inspectionGood
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12 Jul 2018
Monitoring visit
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17 May 2017
Full inspectionRequires Improvement
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

This school is in Rushmoor. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
44%
-16pp
LA
64%
England
63%
60%46%32%
'17'18'19'23'24'25
RWM higher
0%
-3pp
LA
8%
England
8%
3%2%0%
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Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
64%
Reading higher standard
20%
Writing expected standard
64%
Writing higher standard
8%
Maths expected standard
56%
Maths higher standard
4%
Science expected standard
80%
SPAG expected standard
64%
LA AVG 72%
SPAG higher standard
12%
LA AVG 26%
Reading scaled score
103.0
LA AVG 105.75
Maths scaled score
99.0
LA AVG 104.3
GPS scaled score
101.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
196
cap. 210
199186172
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.6
LA AVG 20.76:1
19.719.018.3
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EAL
47%
LA AVG 10.65%
47%34%21%
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FSM eligible
40%
LA AVG 20.42%
48%42%36%
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SEN
22%
LA AVG 18.49%
22%20%18%
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Overall absence
7%
LA
5%
England
5%
7%6%5%
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Persistent absence
24%
LA
10%
England
13%
24%18%12%
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Overview

AddressMayfield Road, Farnborough, GU14 8LH
Telephone01252547896
Local authorityHampshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.6:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£6857 spend / pupil£6859 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2544%0%196
2023/2460%3%180
2022/2343%0%-2.70-4.20-2.20176
2018/1959%0%+0.90-2.80-2.80177
2017/1832%0%-5.40-2.20-2.70190
2016/1736%0%-3.50-0.20-3.00199
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2564%20%64%8%56%4%80%64%103.099.0101.022%
2023/2467%30%67%10%67%3%67%67%103.0101.0103.020%
2022/2357%10%53%0%63%10%77%60%101.0101.0101.018%
2018/1973%32%68%5%73%14%91%77%105.0102.0106.018%
2017/1839%4%71%0%54%18%75%68%100.0100.0101.021%
2016/1756%12%68%20%48%8%72%72%100.0100.0104.018%

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2519619.622%47%40%7%24%
2023/2418019.420%44%36%6%16%
2022/2317618.918%42%42%6%15%
2021/2218319.619%42%45%6%20%
2020/2117218.319%40%48%
2018/1917719.718%30%41%6%17%
2017/1819019.121%26%44%6%16%
2016/1719919.618%21%41%5%12%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.