Petersgate Infant School

Petersgate Infant School continues to be identified as a good school, demonstrating a strong commitment to the educational development of its pupils. The school prides itself on its SCARF values, promoting a culture of safety, care, achievement, resilience, and friendship among students. Pupils show enthusiasm for learning, responding positively to high expectations from both their teachers and themselves, resulting in good achievement, including for those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). A recent leadership transition occurred in September 2023, and the school community is reportedly inspired by the new vision laid out by the headteacher. While the curriculum is ambitious and well-structured, some areas require further refinement, particularly in the assessment of foundation subjects and support for the weakest readers. The school is actively addressing these issues, with efforts to improve the precision of provision for SEND pupils and to enhance reading outcomes, particularly for those facing difficulties. Overall, the reporting inspection indicates a positive school climate and effective safeguarding measures, although ongoing development is needed to ensure all students achieve their fullest potential.

Strengths

• Pupils embody the school's SCARF values.
• High expectations lead to good achievement for all pupils.
• The curriculum is well-sequenced and ambitious.
• Effective support is provided for pupils during lessons.
• Pupils display positive behaviour and strong attendance.
• The school promotes inclusive attitudes among students.

Areas for Improvement

• Assessment in foundation subjects is not precise enough.
• Provisions for some pupils with SEND lack specificity.
• Weak readers are not gaining confidence and fluency quickly.

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 Petersgate Infant School attended 95.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.8% 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, 2.7% of pupils at Petersgate 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 Petersgate Infant School had 24.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.3% 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, 7.7% of pupils at Petersgate Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.1% 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 Petersgate Infant School received £6,689 and spent £6,824 for each of its 195 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £95,000 (-£486 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 Petersgate Infant School's Ofsted rating?

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

When was Petersgate Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Petersgate Infant School was last inspected in November 2023.

How many pupils does Petersgate Infant School have?

Petersgate Infant School has 195 pupils on roll.

What age range does Petersgate Infant School cover?

Petersgate Infant School for pupils aged 4 to 7.

Where is Petersgate Infant School?

Petersgate Infant School is at Green Lane, Clanfield, Waterlooville, Hampshire, PO8 0JU.