Sopley Primary School
Community primary school in Christchurch (Hampshire).
KS2 RWM expected
38%
▼ 24pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
69%
▼ 6pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
46%
▼ 28pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
85%
▲ 13pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
93.4%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
16.1
▼ 4.6 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
21.1%
▼ 4pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
60%
71 / 118 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Map of nearby schools
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Nearby schools
nearest first52 schools within 5 miles. The nearest is Bransgore Church of England Primary School, 1.9 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bransgore Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 351 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
| Burton Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 1.9 mi | Primary | 258 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6 |
| The Fortune Centre of Riding TherapySpecial post 16 institution | 2.0 mi | Special | - | - |
| The Stable SchoolOther independent special | 2.0 mi | Special | 52 | - |
| Twynham Primary SchoolFree schools | 2.5 mi | Primary | 215 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2024Last graded Good (Apr 2019) |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, ChristchurchVoluntary aided | 3.1 mi | Primary | 199 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2024Last graded Good (Feb 2015) |
| The Grange SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 3.2 mi | Secondary | 429 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1 |
| Christchurch Infant SchoolAcademy converter | 3.2 mi | Primary | 285 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
| Christchurch Junior SchoolAcademy converter | 3.2 mi | Primary | 479 | Ungraded inspection, May 2022Last graded Good (Dec 2014, previous school) |
| Somerford Primary SchoolCommunity | 3.3 mi | Primary | 169 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 3 |
| Christchurch Learning CentrePupil referral unit | 3.4 mi | Alternative provision | 24 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Good (Jan 2017) |
| Jewell Academy BournemouthAcademy sponsor led | 3.4 mi | Primary | 324 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Highcliffe SchoolAcademy converter | 3.4 mi | Secondary | 1,519 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Good (Oct 2017) |
| Connie Rothman SchoolOther independent special | 3.5 mi | Special | 40 | - |
| Futures Autism UnlimitedSpecial post 16 institution | 3.5 mi | Special | - | - |
| Mudeford Community Infants' SchoolCommunity | 3.6 mi | Primary | 176 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2024Last graded Good (Sep 2018) |
| Twynham SchoolAcademy converter | 3.7 mi | Secondary | 1,651 | Good, 2024 |
| Mudeford Junior SchoolCommunity | 3.7 mi | Primary | 255 | Good, 2023 |
| The Priory Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 3.7 mi | Primary | 198 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 4 |
| Tregonwell AcademyAcademy special converter | 3.9 mi | Special | 136 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Outstanding (Apr 2013) |
| Stourfield Infant SchoolAcademy converter | 3.9 mi | Primary | 200 | Good, 2024 |
| Stourfield Junior SchoolAcademy converter | 3.9 mi | Primary | 445 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2025Last graded Good (May 2013, previous school) |
| Muscliff Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 4.0 mi | Primary | 528 | Good, 2024 |
| Ringwood Junior SchoolCommunity | 4.0 mi | Primary | 353 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2025Last graded Good (Apr 2016) |
| Avonbourne Boys' AcademyAcademy converter | 4.0 mi | Secondary | 846 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| Highcliffe St Mark Primary SchoolFoundation | 4.0 mi | Primary | 651 | Requires improvement, 2024 |
| Portfield SchoolNon-maintained special | 4.0 mi | Special | 144 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Good (May 2015) |
| Avonbourne Girls AcademyAcademy converter | 4.1 mi | Secondary | 1,160 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Outstanding |
| Avonwood Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 4.1 mi | Primary | 456 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| Ringwood Church of England Infant SchoolVoluntary controlled | 4.2 mi | Primary | 239 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 3 |
| St Ives Primary & Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | 4.2 mi | Primary | 245 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| The Epiphany SchoolAcademy converter | 4.3 mi | Primary | 417 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2023Last graded Good (Feb 2014) |
| Ringwood Waldorf SchoolOther independent | 4.3 mi | Independent | 248 | - |
| Bournemouth School for GirlsAcademy converter | 4.3 mi | Secondary | 1,290 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| Sheiling CollegeSpecial post 16 institution | 4.3 mi | Special | - | - |
| Sheiling SchoolOther independent special | 4.3 mi | Special | 43 | - |
| The Bishop of Winchester AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 4.3 mi | Secondary | 1,162 | Good, 2023 |
| St James' Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 4.3 mi | Primary | 404 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2013, previous school) |
| Ringwood School AcademyAcademy converter | 4.4 mi | Secondary | 1,592 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2022Last graded Good (Mar 2017) |
| Burley Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.4 mi | Primary | 81 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| St Katharine's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 4.4 mi | Primary | 435 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive SchoolAcademy converter | 4.4 mi | All-through | 1,967 | Good, 2023 |
| Pokesdown Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 4.6 mi | Primary | 417 | Good, 2024 |
| Bournemouth SchoolAcademy converter | 4.6 mi | Secondary | 1,320 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| Queen's Park AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 4.6 mi | Primary | 479 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3 |
| Queen's Park Infant AcademyAcademy converter | 4.6 mi | Primary | 312 | Ungraded inspection, May 2024Last graded Good (Jul 2013) |
| Park SchoolOther independent | 4.7 mi | Independent | 360 | - |
| St. Walburga's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 4.7 mi | Primary | 420 | Good, 2020Ungraded inspection Jan 2025, no grade given |
| Corpus Christi Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 4.7 mi | Primary | 459 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2015) |
| King's Park AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 4.7 mi | Primary | 572 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2023Last graded Good (Apr 2018) |
| Bournemouth Collegiate SchoolOther independent | 4.8 mi | Independent | 353 | - |
| Cambian Wing CollegeSpecial post 16 institution | 5.0 mi | Special | - | - |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 40% least deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 7 of 10).
Overall deprivation7
Income8
Employment7
Education and skills8
Health9
Crime5
Barriers to housing and services1
Living environment4
most deprivedleast deprived
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 40
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