South View Infant and Nursery School

South View Infant and Nursery School continues to be rated as good following its recent ungraded inspection. While the pupils enjoy their time at school and form strong connections with the dedicated staff, it has been noted that many pupils are not mastering the essential skills of literacy and numeracy swiftly enough. This deficiency poses challenges for students as they transition academically. The school is recognized for its commitment to personal development and community values, providing pupils with opportunities for physical growth and social interaction, which contributes to a positive school culture.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy their time at school and feel happy.
• Staff build effective relationships with pupils and parents.
• High expectations of behavior are evidenced by a strong rewards system.
• The curriculum offers varied and rich experiences, promoting vital life skills.
• The school effectively identifies and supports pupils with SEND.
• Personal development curriculum is uniquely tailored to pupils' experiences.

Areas for Improvement

• Pupils are not learning core literacy and numeracy skills quickly enough.
• Published outcomes in reading, writing, and mathematics are below the national average.
• Phonics program implementation is currently ineffective, impacting reading progress.
• Many pupils are not meeting writing expectations for their year group.
• Some activities lack ambition, which hinders deeper learning across 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 South View Infant and Nursery School attended 93.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 17.6% 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 South View Infant and Nursery 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 South View Infant and Nursery School had 15.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 3.1% 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, 19.4% of pupils at South View Infant and Nursery School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 17.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 28 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 South View Infant and Nursery School received £9,757 and spent £10,353 for each of its 204 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £22,000 (-£107 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 South View Infant and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for South View Infant and Nursery School is Good, from an inspection in September 2024.

When was South View Infant and Nursery School last inspected by Ofsted?

South View Infant and Nursery School was last inspected in September 2024.

How many pupils does South View Infant and Nursery School have?

South View Infant and Nursery School has 211 pupils on roll.

What age range does South View Infant and Nursery School cover?

South View Infant and Nursery School for pupils aged 3 to 7.

Where is South View Infant and Nursery School?

South View Infant and Nursery School is at Off Shooters Way, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 5LL.