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Buryfields Infant School

Primary · Community school · Hook, RG29 1NE

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Buryfields Infant School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 5 Jun 2019

Ofsted rating
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages4 to 7
Pupils167
GenderMixed
Head teacherMiss Lauren English
Local authorityHampshire
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 115933.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils167
Girls86
Boys81
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.11.4%
First language not English3.6%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.185
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.9.7%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.12
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.8
Average class size28

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
88.6%
Other White
4.2%
White and Asian
1.8%
Other mixed
1.8%
Other Asian
1.8%
Gypsy/Roma
0.6%
White and Black Caribbean
0.6%
African
0.6%
Irish
0%
Traveller of Irish heritage
0%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher21.5
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.10.9
Teachers (FTE)7.77
Teaching assistants (FTE)7.6
Support staff (FTE)11.79
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/258
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/258
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/250

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.45
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.69
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.45
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.45
Applications from another local authority (Reception)1

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolHampshireEngland
Overall absence3.1%, better than England, better than Hampshire4.5%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.1.8%, better than England, better than Hampshire10.4%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.0%, better than England, better than Hampshire0.9%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate0%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

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Schools near Buryfields Infant School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.1 miPrimaryMayhill Junior SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.6 miSecondaryRobert May's SchoolAcademy converter
Good

Frequently asked questions about Buryfields Infant School

What is Buryfields Infant School's Ofsted rating?

Buryfields Infant School is rated Good by Ofsted, last inspected on 5 Jun 2019.

How hard is it to get into Buryfields Infant School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Buryfields Infant School made 45 offers from 69 applications (1.5 per offer), and 45 of 45 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Buryfields Infant School?

Buryfields Infant School has 167 pupils aged 4 to 7.

What is the capacity of Buryfields Infant School?

Buryfields Infant School had 185 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Buryfields Infant School?

At Buryfields Infant School, the average class had 28 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 21.5 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Buryfields Infant School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Buryfields Infant School missed 3.1% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 1.8% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.