Alexandra Infant School

Alexandra Infant School continues to perform well, maintaining its good rating since the last inspection in 2018. The school emphasizes inclusivity and prides itself on a warm, nurturing environment where pupils feel safe and valued. Staff foster high expectations for both academic and personal achievements, particularly supporting pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) effectively. The curriculum is broad and tailored to meet diverse needs, and the school engages in various initiatives to promote personal development and cultural understanding among students. Despite its strengths, there are areas for improvement. Some subjects did not consistently implement the intended curriculum, leading to a focus on activities rather than essential knowledge and skills. This could affect pupils' readiness for the next stages of their education. The leadership structure, aligned with Nexus Education Schools Trust, provides a solid foundation but must address the identified gaps in curriculum delivery to enhance overall effectiveness.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe, happy, and valued at school.
• Strong emphasis on inclusivity, particularly for pupils with SEND.
• High expectations for academic and personal achievement.
• Effective phonics instruction helping pupils to become confident readers.
• Rich personal development opportunities, including cultural awareness activities.
• Strong relationships among staff and pupils promoting a respectful environment.

Areas for Improvement

• Activities in some subjects do not consistently align with the intended curriculum, affecting content retention.

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 Alexandra Infant School attended 95.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.9% 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 Alexandra 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 Alexandra Infant School had 19.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.0% 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, 15.7% of pupils at Alexandra Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 9.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has a SEN unit with 18 pupils.

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 2024–25 Alexandra Infant School received £8,717 and spent £8,632 for each of its 199 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £131,000 (£656 per pupil).

Across all 20 schools of Nexus Education Schools Trust, income was £8,837 and spending £8,693 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Alexandra Infant School is part of Nexus Education Schools Trust, which runs 20 schools. The nearest others:

• Alexandra Junior School London
• Balgowan Primary School Beckenham
• Worsley Bridge Primary School Beckenham
• Highfield Junior School Bromley
• Highfield Infants' School Bromley
• Pickhurst Infant Academy West Wickham
• Bickley Primary School Bromley
• Goose Green Primary and Nursery School London
• Grove Primary School London
• John Donne Primary School London

What is Alexandra Infant School's Ofsted rating?

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

When was Alexandra Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Alexandra Infant School was last inspected in November 2023.

How many pupils does Alexandra Infant School have?

Alexandra Infant School has 197 pupils on roll.

What age range does Alexandra Infant School cover?

Alexandra Infant School for pupils aged 5 to 7.

Where is Alexandra Infant School?

Alexandra Infant School is at Kent House Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 1JG.