Southbourne Infant School

Southbourne Infant School continues to perform well overall, maintaining its status as a good school since the last inspection in March 2018. The school provides a supportive and inclusive environment where pupils feel welcomed and valued. Positive relationships and high expectations contribute to an engaging learning atmosphere. Although the school has notable strengths in its curricular offerings and pupil support, some areas remain to be developed further.

Strengths

• Pupils feel joyful and proud, treating each other with kindness.
• The curriculum is ambitious and well-structured for all pupils, including those with SEND.
• Strong emphasis on outdoor learning and environmental awareness.
• Effective support systems for mental health and emotional well-being.
• A diverse range of extracurricular clubs available to all pupils.
• Strong subject knowledge in areas like art and design enables high-quality pupil work.
• Positive behaviour is consistently maintained across the school.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects are not sufficiently well developed, limiting pupil learning.
• Inconsistent support for struggling readers affects fluency development.

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 Southbourne Infant School attended 93.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 17.5% 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 Southbourne 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 Southbourne Infant School had 18.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.7% 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, 14.2% of pupils at Southbourne Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.7% 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 Southbourne Infant School received £7,050 and spent £6,828 for each of its 176 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £2,000 (£11 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 Southbourne Infant School's Ofsted rating?

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

When was Southbourne Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Southbourne Infant School was last inspected in October 2023.

How many pupils does Southbourne Infant School have?

Southbourne Infant School has 176 pupils on roll.

What age range does Southbourne Infant School cover?

Southbourne Infant School for pupils aged 4 to 7.

Where is Southbourne Infant School?

Southbourne Infant School is at New Road, Southbourne, Emsworth, Hampshire, PO10 8JX.