PARENTS across the country found out whether their children received a place at their preferred school yesterday (Friday).

Hampshire County Council processed more than 21,500 applications for children to start school in reception year and to move from infant to their first year of junior education (Year 3).

Just over 93 per cent (93.07 per cent) have been allocated a place at their first choice of school and of pupils transferring from infant school to junior school just under 98 per cent (97.82 per cent) obtained a place at their first choice.

As parents begin to buy uniforms and look forward to their little ones going to a new school, we thought it would be handy for parents to know how that school is rated by Ofsted.

Once inspected, the education watchdog grades schools under one of four rankings.

Grade one, or outstanding, is the highest score that can be achieved. These schools are exempt from routine inspections, unless they're nurseries, special schools or Pupil Referral Units (PRUs).

Grade 2, or good, receive a one-day short inspection every three years, or a full inspection if the school’s performance has changed dramatically.

Grade 3, or requires improvement, is awarded to schools that will require another full Ofsted inspection within two years in order to monitor their progress.

Lastly, schools can be awarded a grade four, which means they're defined as 'inadequate'. Schools graded as inadequate will receive regular Ofsted.

Below is a list of primary schools in Winchester and the surrounding area, and their most recent rankings:

Hiltingbury Infant School

Ofsted rating: 1 Outstanding

Date of inspection: 27-01-2016

Hiltingbury Junior School

Ofsted rating: 1 Outstanding

Date of inspection: 18-03-2008

Otterbourne Church of England Primary School

Ofsted rating: 1 Outstanding

Date of inspection: 26-03-2015

Sparsholt Church of England Primary School

Ofsted rating: 1 Outstanding

Date of inspection: 21-09-2010

St Bede Church of England Primary School

Ofsted rating: 1 Outstanding

Date of inspection: 14-02-2013

St Faith's Church of England Primary School

Ofsted rating: 1 Outstanding

Date of inspection: 06-10-2011

St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Winchester

Ofsted rating: 1 Outstanding

Date of inspection: 13-03-2009

Sun Hill Infant School

Ofsted rating: 1 Outstanding

Date of inspection: 27-04-2007

All Saints Church of England Primary School

Ofsted rating: 2 Good

Date of inspection: 09-05-2018

Chandler's Ford Infant School

Ofsted rating: 2 Good

Date of inspection: 23-10-2019

Colden Common Primary School

Ofsted rating: 2 Good

Date of inspection: 21-06-2017

Compton All Saints Church of England Primary School

Ofsted rating: 2 Good

Date of inspection: 13-12-2017

Fryern Infant School

Ofsted rating: 2 Good

Date of inspection: 27-09-2018

Fryern Junior School

Ofsted rating: 2 Good

Date of inspection: 06-12-2018

Harestock Primary School

Ofsted rating: 2 Good

Date of inspection: 30-01-2018

Itchen Abbas Primary School

Ofsted rating: 2 Good

Date of inspection: 24-04-2018

John Keble Church of England Primary School

Ofsted rating: 2 Good

Date of inspection: 10-10-2017

Kings Worthy Primary School

Ofsted rating: 2 Good

Date of inspection: 07-02-2017

Merdon Junior School

Ofsted rating: 2 Good

Date of inspection: 16-07-2019

Micheldever CofE Primary School

Ofsted rating: 2 Good

Date of inspection: 09-05-2017

Olivers Battery Primary School

Ofsted rating: 2 Good

Date of inspection: 02-10-2019

Scantabout Primary School

Ofsted rating: 2 Good

Date of inspection: 05-02-2019

Shepherds Down Special School

Ofsted rating: 2 Good

Date of inspection: 22-03-2017

South Wonston Primary School

Ofsted rating: 2 Good

Date of inspection: 22-11-2018

St Swithun Wells Catholic Primary School, Chandler's Ford

Ofsted rating: 2 Good

Date of inspection: 15-05-2018

Twyford St Mary's Church of England Primary School

Ofsted rating: 2 Good

Date of inspection: 11-12-2019

Weeke Primary School

Ofsted rating: 2 Good

Date of inspection: 08-05-2019

Western Church of England Primary School

Ofsted rating: 2 Good

Date of inspection: 03-10-2019

The Westgate School

Ofsted rating: 2 Good

Date of inspection: 14-12-2016

Winnall Primary School

Ofsted rating: 2 Good

Date of inspection: 23-05-2019

Stanmore Primary School

Ofsted rating: 3 Requires Improvement

Date of inspection: 13-06-2018

No data available:

Barton Farm Primary Academy

The Pilgrims School

Prince's Mead School

Sherborne House School

St Swithun's School

Sun Hill Junior School

Twyford School