Schools in Petersfield
Petersfield in East Hampshire has 14 schools in the catchment.school database, including 10 primaries and 1 secondary. Hampshire County Council manages admissions and the area has 2 selective schools — Churcher's College Junior and Bedales School are the main independent options, while grammar school access is available to pupils who pass the Hampshire 11-plus test at selective state secondaries in neighbouring towns. Five schools hold a faith designation.
Petersfield School is the main state secondary, serving a broad rural catchment across East Hampshire. Two Petersfield area schools currently hold Good or Outstanding Ofsted ratings. The town's proximity to the South Downs National Park means several village primaries serve dispersed rural populations. Hampshire publishes annual admissions guidance with updated catchment maps for all community schools.
School demand in Petersfield
Across the 14 schools in Petersfield with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 89%. 2 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.
5 schools in Petersfield have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
1 of the schools in Petersfield 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.
2 of the schools in Petersfield have a current Ofsted rating, of which 2 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Petersfield: 1 oversubscribed (10)
Buriton Primary School
Primary · Community school
Petersfield · GU31 5RX
Langrish Primary School
Primary · Community school
Petersfield · GU32 3PJ
Petersfield Infant School
Primary · Community school
Petersfield · GU32 3HX
Herne Junior School
Primary · Community school
Petersfield · GU31 4BP
Sheet Primary School
Primary · Community school
Petersfield · GU32 2AS
East Meon Church of England Controlled Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Petersfield · GU32 1NR
Froxfield Church of England Primary and Pre-School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Petersfield · GU32 1EG
Steep Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Petersfield · GU32 2DE
West Meon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Petersfield · GU32 1LF
Rogate CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Petersfield · GU31 5HH
Secondary Schools in Petersfield (1)
Other Schools in Petersfield (3)
Bedales School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Petersfield · GU32 2DG
Ditcham Park School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Petersfield · GU31 5RN
Churcher's College
Not applicable · Other independent school
Petersfield · GU31 4AS
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Petersfield 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.