Schools in Andover
Andover has 39 schools, with most of the town's 28 primaries and 3 secondary schools administered by Hampshire County Council. Villages around Andover, particularly to the south and west, may fall under Wiltshire Council. Hampshire uses a designated school system where each home address has an associated nearest school, and priority is given to catchment pupils at community schools - this makes address verification essential when applying.
Hampshire's secondary schools in Andover include John Hanson Community School and Winton Community Academy. Hampshire operates a grammar school system in certain parts of the county, but Andover itself is in the non-selective zone. The Hampshire coordinated admissions round deadline is in mid-October for secondary places, significantly earlier than the national deadline of October 31.
School demand in Andover
Across the 37 schools in Andover with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 90%. 11 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
12 schools in Andover have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
1 of the schools in Andover is an academy that sets its own admissions criteria independently of Hampshire, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
15 of the schools in Andover have a current Ofsted rating, of which 11 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Andover: 5 oversubscribed (28)
Balksbury Junior School
Primary · Community school
Andover · SP10 3QP
Portway Junior School
Primary · Community school
Andover · SP10 3NA
Anton Junior School
Primary · Community school
Andover · SP10 2HA
Portway Infant School
Primary · Community school
Andover · SP10 3PE
Grateley Primary School
Primary · Community school
Andover · SP11 8JS
St Mary Bourne Primary School
Primary · Community school
Andover · SP11 6AU
Wherwell Primary School
Primary · Community school
Andover · SP11 7JP
Vigo Primary School
Primary · Community school
Andover · SP10 1JZ
Anton Infant School
Primary · Community school
Andover · SP10 2HF
The Knights Enham Junior School
Primary · Community school
Andover · SP10 4BS
Knights Enham Nursery and Infant School
Primary · Community school
Andover · SP10 4BS
Roman Way Primary School
Primary · Community school
Andover · SP10 5JY
Balksbury Infant School
Primary · Community school
Andover · SP10 3QP
Abbotts Ann Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Andover · SP11 7FE
Andover Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Andover · SP10 1EP
Hurstbourne Tarrant Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Andover · SP11 0AX
Vernham Dean Gillum's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Andover · SP11 0JY
Amport Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Andover · SP11 8BA
Appleshaw St Peter's CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Andover · SP11 9HR
Longparish Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Andover · SP11 6PB
Smannell and Enham Church of England (Aided) Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Andover · SP11 6JJ
Clatford Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Andover · SP11 7RE
Kimpton, Thruxton and Fyfield Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Andover · SP11 8NT
St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Andover
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Andover · SP10 3PF
Ludgershall Castle Primary School
Primary · Foundation school
Andover · SP11 9RB
Endeavour Primary School
Primary · Community school
Andover · SP11 6RD
Pilgrims' Cross CofE Aided Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Andover · SP11 6TY
Wellington Eagles Primary Academy
Primary · Free schools
Andover · SP11 9LT
Secondary Schools in Andover (3)
John Hanson Community School
Secondary · Community school
Andover · SP10 3PB
Harrow Way Community School
Secondary · Community school
Andover · SP10 3RH
Lift Winton
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
Andover · SP10 2PS
Other Schools in Andover (8)
Smannell Field School
Not applicable · Pupil referral unit
Andover · SP11 6JP
Rookwood School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Andover · SP10 3AL
Farleigh School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Andover · SP11 7PW
Grateley House School
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Andover · SP11 8TA
Norman Gate School
Not applicable · Community special school
Andover · SP10 1JZ
Icknield School
Not applicable · Community special school
Andover · SP11 6LT
Wolverdene Special School
Not applicable · Community special school
Andover · SP10 2AF
The Mark Way School
Not applicable · Community special school
Andover · SP10 1HR
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Andover are set by Hampshire and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.