Hale Primary School
Hatchett Green, Hale, Fordingbridge, SP6 2NEOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Hale Primary School is a primary school in Fordingbridge for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 600 schools in Hampshire. It ranks 62nd of 300 primary schools in Hampshire. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in January 2024.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 30 January 2024, report published 7 March 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 30 January 2024
This is a happy, nurturing school. Friendships across all age groups thrive. Pupils talk about how kind everyone is, with one pupil saying, 'There are no bad vibes at Hale.' Pupils love spending their summer lunchtime breaks playing on the village green with their friends. They learn how to share this space safely with the New Forest ponies. Older pupils make sure that younger children walk carefully to the village hall for lunch. Pupils love nominating each other for a 'friendship award'. The school has high expectations for pupils' achievement and personal growth. Pupils meet these. The 'Roots curriculum', with its six 'roots' of boundaries, respect, self-regulation, resilience, focus and independence, is central to all that the school teaches. It equips pupils with the skills they need to negotiate social situations and builds their emotional strength. Pupils know how to behave in lessons and around the school. They do this well. Parents are highly complimentary of the school. As one parent wrote, summing up the views of many, 'My child loves this school. She leaves the house in the morning so excited to get to school and comes home so happy.'
What the school should improve
- In some foundation subjects, there is a large gap before pupils learn the subject again. As a result, pupils are not always able to recall the key knowledge that leaders have identified as the most important to remember. The school should continue with their plans to implement robust recall and retrieval opportunities to help pupils remember key content over time.
- In some foundation subjects, checks on pupils' learning are not fully effective in identifying gaps in knowledge. Consequently, pupils are not always as ready for future learning as they could be. The school should establish procedures for checking what pupils know in all subjects so teachers can act on these swiftly.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
16 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
73 pupils on roll, with places for 98
Schools near Hale Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan's Vale and Woodfalls Church of England Primary School | 1 mile | Report card: Needs attention to expected standard | 33% met the expected standard |
| Downton CofE VA Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 69% met the expected standard |
| Breamore Church of England Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding | 83% met the expected standard |
| Fordingbridge Junior School | 4 miles | Ofsted: Good | 62% met the expected standard |
| Fordingbridge Infant School | 4 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mrs Tracy Allen
- Phone
- 01725510436
- Address
- Hatchett Green, Hale, Fordingbridge, SP6 2NE
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- URN
- 115900
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.