Hazel Wood Infant School

Hazel Wood Infant School is performing exceptionally well, achieving an overall effectiveness rating of 'Outstanding' in its recent inspection. The school, which has not been inspected since 2011 due to its previous outstanding status, has proven to create an environment where pupils thrive. With a strong focus on a well-designed curriculum, expert teaching staff, and effective support for disadvantaged pupils, all students, including those with special educational needs, are given the opportunity to excel academically and personally. The school fosters a strong sense of community among families, evidenced by overwhelmingly positive feedback from parents and excellent pupil behavior.

Strengths

• Exceptional quality of education across all subjects.
• Highly skilled teaching staff utilizing effective training.
• Strong emphasis on personal development and community involvement.
• Outstanding early years provision with strong communication skills development.
• Encouraging reading through motivational programs and diverse literature.

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 Hazel Wood Infant School attended 95.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.3% 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, 0.5% of pupils at Hazel Wood 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 Hazel Wood Infant School had 23.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.1% 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, 11.4% of pupils at Hazel Wood Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.0% 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 Hazel Wood Infant School received £6,553 and spent £6,510 for each of its 202 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £86,000 (£423 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 Hazel Wood Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Hazel Wood Infant School is Outstanding, from an inspection in January 2024.

When was Hazel Wood Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Hazel Wood Infant School was last inspected in January 2024.

How many pupils does Hazel Wood Infant School have?

Hazel Wood Infant School has 202 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hazel Wood Infant School cover?

Hazel Wood Infant School for pupils aged 4 to 7.

Where is Hazel Wood Infant School?

Hazel Wood Infant School is at Hazel Farm Road, Totton, Southampton, Hampshire, SO40 8WU.