Bursledon Church of England Infant School

Bursledon Church of England Infant School continues to provide a good education, characterized by a caring environment where pupils feel safe and valued. The school fosters a sense of community through its core values of love, respect, and aspiration, allowing students to thrive emotionally and socially. Pupils enjoy learning, particularly in reading and mathematics, with effective strategies in place to support their progress. Positive parent feedback highlights the nurturing atmosphere and engaging educational experiences offered at the school.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and cared for by their teachers.
• High expectations for pupil behavior lead to a positive learning environment.
• Staff are effectively trained in teaching phonics, supporting early reading development.
• Pupils enjoy mathematics and demonstrate a solid understanding of concepts.
• A broad range of enrichment opportunities enhances pupils' learning experiences.

Areas for Improvement

• The curriculum is not fully planned and sequenced in some foundation subjects.
• Not all staff consistently implement training for pupils with SEND in foundation subjects.

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 Bursledon Church of England Infant School attended 94.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.2% 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, 2.1% of pupils at Bursledon Church of England 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 Bursledon Church of England Infant School had 26.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 31.2% 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, 19.1% of pupils at Bursledon Church of England Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.3% 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 Bursledon Church of England Infant School received £6,554 and spent £6,609 for each of its 262 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £61,000 (£232 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 Bursledon Church of England Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Bursledon Church of England Infant School is Good, from an inspection in September 2022.

When was Bursledon Church of England Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Bursledon Church of England Infant School was last inspected in September 2022.

How many pupils does Bursledon Church of England Infant School have?

Bursledon Church of England Infant School has 262 pupils on roll.

What age range does Bursledon Church of England Infant School cover?

Bursledon Church of England Infant School for pupils aged 5 to 7.

Where is Bursledon Church of England Infant School?

Bursledon Church of England Infant School is at Long Lane, Bursledon, Southampton, Hampshire, SO31 8BZ.