Buryfields Infant School

Buryfields Infant School is performing well, having effectively maintained the high standards established during its previous inspection. The school fosters a welcoming community atmosphere, where pupils feel safe and valued. This positive environment has led to high expectations and commendable achievements, particularly among students with special educational needs. The school promotes a love for learning and integrates the local community into its curriculum, ensuring a rich educational experience for all pupils. Despite these strengths, there is a need for further development in assessment practices across all subjects. While most areas show effective teaching and support, refining assessment methods will ensure that teachers have a clearer understanding of pupils' learning and retention. Overall, Buryfields continues to be a strong educational establishment with areas identified for future improvement to build upon its existing successes.

Strengths

• Pupils achieve highly across the curriculum, including those with SEND.
• The school fosters a strong sense of community and belonging.
• Early years education is presented clearly, establishing a solid foundation for future learning.
• Reading is a priority, with effective support for developing literacy skills.
• There is a well-designed curriculum that engages and interests pupils.
• Pupils display good behavior and follow instructions well.

Areas for Improvement

• Assessment is not fully developed across all subjects.

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 Buryfields Infant School attended 97.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 3.9% 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 Buryfields 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 Buryfields Infant School had 21.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 7.2% of pupils at Buryfields Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

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 Buryfields Infant School received £7,226 and spent £7,166 for each of its 167 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £46,000 (£275 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 Buryfields Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Buryfields Infant School is Good, from an inspection in January 2025.

When was Buryfields Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Buryfields Infant School was last inspected in January 2025.

How many pupils does Buryfields Infant School have?

Buryfields Infant School has 167 pupils on roll.

What age range does Buryfields Infant School cover?

Buryfields Infant School for pupils aged 4 to 7.

Where is Buryfields Infant School?

Buryfields Infant School is at Buryfields, Odiham, Hook, Hampshire, RG29 1NE.