Hart Plain Infant School

Hart Plain Infant School continues to perform well, maintaining its good standing since the last inspection in 2017. The recent leadership team has infused positive changes, leading to an engaging and nurturing environment where pupils demonstrate enthusiasm for learning. Parents appreciate the school’s supportive culture, and the initiatives to promote vital learning habits have been effective, particularly for students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The overall atmosphere is one of positivity and respect, contributing to a safe and productive learning space for all children.

Strengths

• Pupils develop a love for learning through engaging and fun activities.
• Strong leadership with a clear vision for improvement.
• Effective relationships between staff and pupils, fostering trust.
• A priority on reading that has cultivated confidence and enthusiasm among pupils.
• A well-structured mathematics curriculum promoting fluency and confidence.
• Ambitious and well-thought-out curriculum that meets pupil needs.
• Strong pastoral support that enhances pupil welfare.

Areas for Improvement

• Some older pupils have gaps in their knowledge due to recent curriculum revisions.
• Attendance rates are not consistent, impacting learning for some pupils.

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 Hart Plain Infant School attended 94.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.2% 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 Hart Plain 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 Hart Plain Infant School had 15.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 13.9% 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, 15.7% of pupils at Hart Plain Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.5% 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 Hart Plain Infant School received £8,127 and spent £8,252 for each of its 134 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £111,000 (£832 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 Hart Plain Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Hart Plain Infant School is Good, from an inspection in July 2023.

When was Hart Plain Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Hart Plain Infant School was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does Hart Plain Infant School have?

Hart Plain Infant School has 134 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hart Plain Infant School cover?

Hart Plain Infant School for pupils aged 4 to 7.

Where is Hart Plain Infant School?

Hart Plain Infant School is at Hart Plain Avenue, Cowplain, Hants, Hampshire, PO8 8RZ.