Netley Abbey Infant School

Netley Abbey Infant School continues to be recognized as a good institution, showing notable strengths in creating a positive and engaging environment for its pupils. Students arrive eager to learn and are supported by dedicated staff who foster independence and a love of reading. The curriculum, particularly in early reading, is crafted to build a strong foundation for the pupils, with great investment in quality resources and innovative programs to enhance learning experiences. However, while the school has made significant strides in many areas, some subjects require further development to ensure the precise knowledge and skills that pupils need to learn are fully identified. Leaders are aware of this need for improvement and are working to strengthen the curriculum further. Parents express high satisfaction with the school, highlighting its role in the community and the effective support provided to pupils, including those with specific educational needs.

Strengths

• Pupils develop a love for learning and arrive at school happily.
• Strong emphasis on reading with a well-designed curriculum and high-quality texts.
• Positive relationships between staff and pupils, leading to independent learning.
• Effective support for pupils with specific educational needs.
• Strong behavior management and a calm, orderly learning environment.
• Active engagement with the local community through various initiatives.

Areas for Improvement

• Not all subjects have fully identified the precise knowledge and skills for consistent pupil understanding.

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 Netley Abbey Infant School attended 94.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.6% 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, 4.5% of pupils at Netley Abbey 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 Netley Abbey Infant School had 22.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.1% 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, 18.8% of pupils at Netley Abbey Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.2% 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 Netley Abbey Infant School received £6,838 and spent £6,687 for each of its 229 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £261,000 (£1,142 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 Netley Abbey Infant School's Ofsted rating?

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

When was Netley Abbey Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Netley Abbey Infant School was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does Netley Abbey Infant School have?

Netley Abbey Infant School has 229 pupils on roll.

What age range does Netley Abbey Infant School cover?

Netley Abbey Infant School for pupils aged 5 to 7.

Where is Netley Abbey Infant School?

Netley Abbey Infant School is at Westwood Road, Netley Abbey, Southampton, Hampshire, SO31 5EL.