Meonstoke Church of England Infant School

Meonstoke Church of England Infant School has shown a good overall performance, with effective leadership and management leading to a positive quality of education. Pupils demonstrate a strong understanding of the school’s values and feel safe and happy in their environment. However, the school has seen a decline from its previous 'Outstanding' rating, attributed to changes in the educational framework and a long gap since its last inspection. The ambitious curriculum has been designed to support all pupils, including those with special educational needs, but some areas, particularly early years, require improvement.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy and exhibit strong relationships among peers and staff.
• The school has an ambitious curriculum that aims to cater to all pupils.
• Strong emphasis on reading from an early age with effective phonics teaching.
• Good behavior and a supportive atmosphere for self-regulation.
• Pupils understand the importance of physical activity for mental health.

Areas for Improvement

• Early years provision is not achieving the desired outcomes for children.
• Some subjects in the curriculum are not as fully embedded as core subjects.
• Inconsistency in the quality of pupil work 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 Meonstoke Church of England Infant School attended 96.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 3.3% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Meonstoke 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 Meonstoke Church of England Infant School had 18.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 14.7% of pupils at Meonstoke Church of England Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.5% 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 Meonstoke Church of England Infant School received £8,302 and spent £8,251 for each of its 68 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £93,000 (£1,362 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 Meonstoke Church of England Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Meonstoke Church of England Infant School is Good, from an inspection in March 2023.

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

Meonstoke Church of England Infant School was last inspected in March 2023.

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

Meonstoke Church of England Infant School has 68 pupils on roll.

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

Meonstoke Church of England Infant School for pupils aged 4 to 7.

Where is Meonstoke Church of England Infant School?

Meonstoke Church of England Infant School is at Chapel Road, Meonstoke, Southampton, Hampshire, SO32 3NJ.