Schools in Test Valley
57 state-funded schools, 16,655 pupils. 85.7% of those carrying an Ofsted grade are Good or Outstanding, including 3 rated Outstanding.
Ofsted Management Information, Feb 2026. Grades are the current published rating, which may pre-date the school’s most recent visit.
Ofsted grades
1 school has been inspected under Ofsted's post-September-2024 report-card framework, which replaces the single 1–4 grade with separate judgments. Those are excluded from the percentages above rather than mapped onto the old scale, because the two scales have no clean equivalence.
Quick answers
How many schools are there in Test Valley?
Test Valley has 57 state-funded schools teaching 16,655 pupils. 46 primary, 6 secondary, 4 special.
What percentage of schools in Test Valley are Good or Outstanding?
85.7% of the 56 schools carrying an Ofsted grade in Test Valley are rated Good or Outstanding: 3 Outstanding and 45 Good. 7 require improvement and 1 are rated Inadequate.
Which schools in Test Valley are rated Outstanding?
3 schools are currently rated Outstanding by Ofsted in Test Valley: Portway Infant School, The Mark Way School, Icknield School.
Rated Outstanding
Ofsted’s highest grade. Largest first; a grade can be several years old, so the year is shown.
- Portway Infant SchoolPrimary270Outstanding 2024
- The Mark Way SchoolSpecial118Outstanding 2020
- Icknield SchoolSpecial94Outstanding 2024
By phase
| Phase | Schools | Graded | Good or better |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 46 | 45 | 84.4% |
| Secondary | 6 | 6 | 83.3% |
| Special | 4 | 4 | 100% |
| Alternative provision | 1 | 1 | 100% |
Every school in Test Valley
Showing 20 of 57 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
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The Mountbatten School | Secondary | 1,458 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Romsey School | Secondary | 1,130 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Lift Winton | Secondary | 1,031 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Harrow Way Community School | Secondary | 998 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
John Hanson Community School | Secondary | 993 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Endeavour Primary School | Primary | 696 | Requires Improvement2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Vigo Primary School | Primary | 605 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Halterworth Primary School | Primary | 441 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Knightwood Primary School | Primary | 405 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Portway Junior School | Primary | 384 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Francis Church of England Primary School | Primary | 379 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Pilgrims' Cross CofE Aided Primary School | Primary | 375 | Requires Improvement2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Balksbury Junior School | Primary | 373 | Good2016 | — | OfstedWebsite |
North Baddesley Junior School | Primary | 346 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Cupernham Junior School | Primary | 343 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Rownhams St John's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 333 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Romsey Primary School & Nursery | Primary | 329 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Danebury School Grade inherited from previous URN 116426 | Secondary | 326 | Inadequate2022Special measures | — | OfstedWebsite |
North Baddesley Infant School | Primary | 305 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Portway Infant School | Primary | 270 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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