Tweseldown Infant School

Tweseldown Infant School has maintained a good overall performance in its first inspection in 14 years, following an extended period of exemption from regular inspections. The school effectively supports its pupils, fostering an environment of confidence and personal development. However, while the curriculum is broad and well-structured in some areas, there are identified gaps in curriculum design that affect pupils' ability to make connections and retain knowledge in certain subjects, notably mathematics. Leaders have a clear ambition to address these areas and continue improving educational outcomes.

Strengths

• Strong focus on personal development and pupil well-being.
• Ambitious leadership with a commitment to high-quality education.
• Effective support for pupils with SEND and disadvantaged backgrounds.
• High-quality pastoral support fosters a nurturing environment.
• Consistent phonics instruction helps pupils become confident readers.
• Pupils display kindness and respect towards one another.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum content in some subjects is too broad leading to gaps in knowledge.
• Inconsistent sequencing of curriculum affects retention and understanding in subjects like mathematics.

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 Tweseldown Infant School attended 96.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.8% 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, 1.9% of pupils at Tweseldown 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 Tweseldown Infant School had 21.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 29.7% 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, 9.4% of pupils at Tweseldown Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.9% 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 Tweseldown Infant School received £6,999 and spent £7,319 for each of its 309 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £100,000 (£325 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 Tweseldown Infant School's Ofsted rating?

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

When was Tweseldown Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Tweseldown Infant School was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does Tweseldown Infant School have?

Tweseldown Infant School has 309 pupils on roll.

What age range does Tweseldown Infant School cover?

Tweseldown Infant School for pupils aged 4 to 7.

Where is Tweseldown Infant School?

Tweseldown Infant School is at Jubilee Drive, Church Crookham, Fleet, Hampshire, GU52 8DW.