Harnham Infants' School
Harnham Infants' School is a community school in Salisbury for pupils aged 4 to 7. It has 215 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Harnham Infants' School is Good, from an inspection in December 2024.
Ofsted inspection: December 2024.
| Type | Primary / Community school |
| Age Range | 4-7 |
| Religion | Does not apply |
| Address | Saxon Road Salisbury Wiltshire SP2 8JZ |
| Reference Number | 126206 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 215 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 51.16%
Girls: 48.84% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 13.5% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 14.9% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 23.9 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 23.9 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 34 | 42 | 76 |
| 2 | 33 | 38 | 71 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 73.5% |
| White, Other | 6% |
| Mixed, Other | 4.2% |
| African | 2.8% |
| Asian, Other | 2.8% |
| White & Asian | 1.9% |
| Indian | 1.9% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 0.9% |
| White & Black (African) | 0.9% |
| Chinese | 0.5% |
Harnham Infants' School continues to perform effectively, maintaining the high standards established at its last inspection in 2019. The school excels in creating a nurturing environment where all pupils, regardless of their backgrounds, are well cared for and encouraged to enjoy their learning. Parents are highly supportive and praise the school's efforts to engage and support children and their families. However, there are areas for improvement, particularly concerning how the curriculum's key knowledge is structured in some subjects, which may hinder the progress of certain pupils.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Last Report Date | 05 Nov 2024 |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 05 Nov 2024 | School inspection |
| 12 Feb 2019 | Full inspection: |
| 06 Feb 2018 | Short inspection |
| 18 Mar 2014 | Full inspection: |
| 09 Jan 2012 | Interim assessment |
| 24 Jun 2009 | Full inspection: |
| 23 May 2006 | Full inspection: |
| 29 Nov 1999 | Full inspection |
Strengths
- The school provides a warm and nurturing environment for all pupils.
- Parents appreciate the dedicated support the school offers their children.
- Pupils enjoy a range of vibrant and engaging activities.
- Staff know the pupils well and tailor activities to meet their interests.
- The curriculum is well-thought-out and encourages pupil engagement.
- Strong emphasis on literacy and numeracy ensures pupils become fluent readers and mathematicians.
- Effective support systems are in place for pupils with SEND.
Areas for Improvement
- In some subjects, the order of teaching key knowledge is not clearly defined.
Ofsted Parent View
The latest published parent view scores are from 2020. Ofsted only publish scores if there have been more than 10 responses to the survey.
| Strongly Agree | Agree | Disagree | Strongly Disagree | Don't Know | Total Responses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. My child is happy at this school. | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2. My child feels safe at this school. | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 3. The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved. | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 4. My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively. | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5. The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year. | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 6. When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly. | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7. My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed. | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 8. The school has high expectations for my child. | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 9. My child does well at this school. | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 10. The school lets me know how my child is doing. | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 11. There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school. | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 12. My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school. | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 13. The school supports my child’s wider personal development. | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 14. I would recommend this school to another parent. | 12 | 0 |
Reception admissions, 2026 entry
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| Number of Applications | Number of Offers | |
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| Second Preference | 12 | 2 |
| Third Preference | 9 | 1 |
| From another Local Authority | 1 | 1 |
Previous years
Sample
UnlockPlaces and pupil numbers
In 2024–25 Harnham Infants' School had 229 pupils for 270 places. 41 places (15.2%) were unfilled.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “Salisbury Primary” planning area
Wiltshire counted 650 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 602 in 2029–30, down 7%.
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 270 | 270 | 270 | 270 | 270 | 270 | 270 | 270 | 270 | 270 | 270 | 270 | 270 | 270 | 270 |
| Pupils | 214 | 229 | 243 | 265 | 258 | 267 | 261 | 248 | 254 | 234 | 203 | 212 | 228 | 221 | 229 |
| Unfilled | 20.7% | 15.2% | 10.0% | 1.9% | 4.4% | 1.1% | 3.3% | 8.1% | 5.9% | 13.3% | 24.8% | 21.5% | 15.6% | 18.1% | 15.2% |
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 Harnham Infants' School attended 95.2% 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
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 2.9% | 4.1% | 3.2% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 2.5% | 1.9% | 5.0% | 4.9% | 3.5% | 3.0% |
| Unauthorised absence | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.8% |
| Severely absent pupils | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 0.0% |
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, 0.9% of pupils at Harnham Infants' School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2.7 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 Harnham Infants' School had 16.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 14.1 | 13.4 | 13.7 | 11.4 | 12.3 | 12.7 | 12.8 | 13.3 | 14.0 | 13.7 | 14.6 | 11.7 | 11.4 | 10.1 | 12.3 | 10.7 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 5.9% | 9.8% | 9.9% | 8.8% | 6.0% | 13.2% | 27.8% | 0.0% | 23.7% | 8.6% | 4.7% | 17.7% | 0.0% | 3.1% | 5.3% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | 33.3% | 15.4% | 40.0% | 33.3% | 43.8% | 31.3% | 0.0% | 27.8% | 73.3% | – | 75.0% | 64.3% | 78.6% | 85.7% | 62.5% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 2.5 | – | 7.6 | 4.5 | 6.4 | 17.2 | 4.0 | – |
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, 11.6% of pupils at Harnham Infants' School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Speech, language and communication needs | 16 | 5 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 6 | 0 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 1 | 1 |
| No specialist assessment of need | 2 | 0 |
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 Harnham Infants' School received £7,319 and spent £7,066 for each of its 215 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £44,000 (-£203 per pupil).
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £54,000 | £21,000 | £87,000 | £69,000 | £66,000 | £48,000 | -£98,000 | -£44,000 |
| per pupil | £236 | £97 | £444 | £330 | £289 | £219 | -£437 | -£203 |
| In-year balance | £41,000 | -£33,000 | £66,000 | -£18,000 | -£3,000 | -£18,000 | -£146,000 | £54,000 |
| per pupil | £178 | -£158 | £339 | -£84 | -£14 | -£83 | -£651 | £253 |
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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Harnham Church of England Controlled Junior School
Saxon Road, Harnham, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 8JZ |
0 miles |
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Salisbury Cathedral School
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0.56 miles |
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St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Salisbury
Exeter Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 2SG |
0.58 miles |
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Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School
Wilton Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 7EJ |
1.02 miles |
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St Martin's CofE Primary School
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1.14 miles |
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Sarum St Paul's CofE (VA) Primary School
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1.25 miles |
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Longford Church of England Primary School
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1.29 miles |
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Bemerton St John Church of England Primary
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1.41 miles |
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Pembroke Park Primary School
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1.75 miles |
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Woodlands Primary School
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1.94 miles |
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St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Laverstock
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1.99 miles |
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Stratford-sub-Castle Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
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2.25 miles |
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Greentrees Primary School
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2.34 miles |
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Coombe Bissett Church of England Primary School
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2.4 miles |
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St. Peter's CE Primary Academy
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2.82 miles |
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Old Sarum Primary School
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3.07 miles |
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Wilton CofE Primary School
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3.37 miles |
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Alderbury and West Grimstead Church of England Primary School
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3.69 miles |
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Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School
Exeter Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 2ED |
0.69 miles |
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Brunel College
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0.81 miles |
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Salisbury Sixth Form College
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1 miles |
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The Spires
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1.08 miles |
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SAIL (Salisbury Academy for Inspirational Learning)
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1.13 miles |
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Chafyn-Godolphin
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1.13 miles |
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Leehurst Swan School
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1.41 miles |
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South Wilts Grammar School
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1.46 miles |
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Exeter House Special School
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1.67 miles |
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Wyvern St Edmund's Academy
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2.07 miles |
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St Joseph's Catholic School
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2.18 miles |
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Sarum Academy
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What is Harnham Infants' School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for Harnham Infants' School is Good, from an inspection in December 2024.
When was Harnham Infants' School last inspected by Ofsted?
Harnham Infants' School was last inspected in December 2024.
How many pupils does Harnham Infants' School have?
Harnham Infants' School has 215 pupils on roll.
What age range does Harnham Infants' School cover?
Harnham Infants' School for pupils aged 4 to 7.
Where is Harnham Infants' School?
Harnham Infants' School is at Saxon Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 8JZ.