Springwood Infant School

Springwood Infant School has been confirmed to maintain its status as a good school during its first ungraded inspection since its last full inspection in March 2018. The school fosters a positive and inclusive environment where pupils are happy and engaged. Teachers are committed to providing an ambitious curriculum that emphasizes reading and mathematics, with most pupils learning to read well. However, there are aspects of the broader curriculum where teachers need to enhance their assessment practices to ensure all pupils are meeting their learning targets effectively.

Strengths

• Pupils have a positive attitude towards school and education.
• The school is highly inclusive and supports pupils with diverse needs.
• Strong provision for special educational needs and disabilities.
• Engaging and ambitious curriculum across all subjects.
• Effective phonics teaching leading to improved reading skills.
• Well-organized mathematics lessons allowing effective learning.
• Supportive school culture that encourages kindness and respect.

Areas for Improvement

• Gaps in learning develop in wider curriculum subjects due to inconsistent assessment checks.

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 Springwood Infant School attended 92.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.8% 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, 5.7% of pupils at Springwood 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 Springwood Infant School had 20.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.1% 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, 25.5% of pupils at Springwood Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.2% 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 Springwood Infant School received £7,988 and spent £7,644 for each of its 145 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £230,000 (£1,588 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 Springwood Infant School's Ofsted rating?

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

When was Springwood Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Springwood Infant School was last inspected in November 2023.

How many pupils does Springwood Infant School have?

Springwood Infant School has 145 pupils on roll.

What age range does Springwood Infant School cover?

Springwood Infant School for pupils aged 4 to 7.

Where is Springwood Infant School?

Springwood Infant School is at Springwood Avenue, Waterlooville, Hampshire, PO7 8ED.