The schools are good, and the parents at the school gate already know it. Nearly nine in ten schools across the county are graded good or better. The local choices run from infant to junior to secondary. There's even a college nearby for families who want another option. The hard part is winning a place on the admissions form, not finding a good school.
Ofsted's figures cover the whole of Hampshire, not only Odiham. Of the 211 schools there with a published overall grade, 185 are good or better, which is close to nine in every ten. 27 are rated Outstanding. At the other end, 16 require improvement and 10 are graded Inadequate. That's a small tail, but a real one, and a reason to check the exact school rather than assume the county average applies. Another 226 settings have no published grade yet. That means only that they haven't been graded, not that they're poor.
A school's name on an estate agent's listing doesn't get your child a place. Admissions follow the council's rules, and those rules pay no attention to how much you spent on the house. A family can buy near a school it likes and still receive an offer somewhere else. Read the admissions criteria before you read the floor plan.
The local names follow the usual route. Buryfields Infant School and Mayhill Junior School cover the early years. Robert May's School is the secondary that Odiham parents mention by name. Long Sutton Church of England Primary School is a smaller choice for families looking just outside the village, and Lord Wandsworth College adds a different kind of option. Check any one of them against its own inspection report, because the county-wide numbers can't tell you about a single building.
Schools are one of Odiham's real strengths. The county is strong, the local route is clear, and the only real hurdle is the admissions process.