Fleet Infant School

Fleet Infant School has transitioned from an Outstanding rating in its previous inspection to a Good rating in this recent evaluation. The school has not been inspected for 13 years due to being exempt from routine inspections. During this period, the leadership has worked hard to maintain a positive environment focused on academic and social growth. High expectations are evident throughout the school with strong ties to the community and effective partnerships with parents. The students thrive in a nurturing setting, showcasing positive behavior and engagement in their learning experiences.

Strengths

• Strong partnerships with parents and carers
• High expectations for student behavior and learning
• Effective support for pupils' emotional well-being
• Positive classroom environments fostering learning
• Engaging curriculum promoting physical and mental health
• Strong musical education fostering a love for music

Areas for Improvement

• Recent changes to phonics teaching not yet fully effective for all pupils
• Curriculum refinement still ongoing, with gaps in knowledge retention

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 Fleet Infant School attended 96.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.7% 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 Fleet 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 Fleet Infant School had 21.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 23.4% 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, 2.8% of pupils at Fleet Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 6 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 Fleet Infant School received £6,591 and spent £6,562 for each of its 251 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £44,000 (-£177 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 Fleet Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Fleet Infant School is Good, from an inspection in December 2022.

When was Fleet Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Fleet Infant School was last inspected in December 2022.

How many pupils does Fleet Infant School have?

Fleet Infant School has 251 pupils on roll.

What age range does Fleet Infant School cover?

Fleet Infant School for pupils aged 4 to 7.

Where is Fleet Infant School?

Fleet Infant School is at Velmead Road, Fleet, Hampshire, GU52 7LQ.