Wildground Infant School

Wildground Infant School continues to perform well, maintaining its overall judgment of good following an ungraded inspection. The leadership team has high aspirations for all pupils, and this is evident in the strong academic achievements and well-behaved student body. The positive culture includes a focus on inclusivity and support for all learners, particularly those with special educational needs and/or disabilities. The school is well-regarded by parents, who appreciate the dedication of the staff and the thriving environment provided for their children. Given the evidence collected, there is potential for the school to achieve an outstanding rating in the next formal inspection.

Strengths

• Excellent behavior among pupils
• Ambitious and well-planned curriculum from nursery to Year 2
• Strong subject knowledge among staff and effective teaching practices
• Inclusive environment where all pupils have equal opportunities
• Well-established support for pupils with SEND
• Effective safeguarding measures
• High levels of parental satisfaction

Areas for Improvement

• Disadvantaged pupils previously did not attain highly enough in mathematics

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Wildground Infant School attended 92.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 17.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Wildground Infant School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Wildground Infant School had 15.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 13.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 30.8% of pupils at Wildground Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 14.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 19 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Wildground Infant School received £13,302 and spent £12,299 for each of its 165 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £850,000 (£5,164 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Wildground Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Wildground Infant School is Good, from an inspection in October 2023.

When was Wildground Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Wildground Infant School was last inspected in October 2023.

How many pupils does Wildground Infant School have?

Wildground Infant School has 185 pupils on roll.

What age range does Wildground Infant School cover?

Wildground Infant School for pupils aged 2 to 7.

Where is Wildground Infant School?

Wildground Infant School is at Crete Road, Dibden Purlieu, Southampton, Hampshire, SO45 4JX.