Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 13 May 2025
Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 115955.
Pupils at the January school census.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Total pupils | 160 |
| Girls | 79 |
| Boys | 81 |
| Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals. | 15% |
| First language not English | 11.3% |
| School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery. | 135 |
| Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places. | 111 |
| Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken. | 17.8% |
| SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school. | 27 |
| EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs. | 8 |
| Average class size | 29 |
Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.
Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.
Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.
Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Pupils per teacher | 21 |
| Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants. | 8.6 |
| Teachers (FTE) | 6.53 |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | 9.36 |
| Support staff (FTE) | 11.78 |
| Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/25 | 6.5 |
| Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/25 | 6.5 |
| Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/25 | 0 |
| Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/25 | 0 |
Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.
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.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day. | 44 |
| Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed. | 92 |
| First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice. | 49 |
| First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place. | 44 |
| Applications from another local authority (Reception) | 4 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.
Share of possible sessions missed.
| Measure | This school | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 5.5%, similar to England, worse than Hampshire | 4.5% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions. | 20.3%, worse than England, worse than Hampshire | 10.4% | 13.2% |
| Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions. | 1.4%, similar to England, worse than Hampshire | 0.9% | 1% |
Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.
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.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Suspension rate | 0% |
| Pupils with one or more suspensions | 0% |
| Permanent exclusion rate | 0% |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 |
Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.
Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.
| Distance | Phase | Name | Type | Rating | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.6 mi | Primary | Lydlynch Infant School | Community school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 21 May 2019. | |
| 0.7 mi | Secondary | Hounsdown School | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 5 Jun 2024. | |
| 0.8 mi | Primary | Abbotswood Junior School | Foundation school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 28 Jun 2017. | |
| 0.9 mi | Secondary | Testwood School | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 23 Jun 2015. | |
| 1.0 mi | Secondary | Redbridge Community School | Foundation school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 12 Jul 2023. | |
| 1.1 mi | Primary | Oakfield Academy | Academy sponsor led | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 26 Sept 2023. | |
| 1.1 mi | Primary | Redbridge Primary School | Foundation school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 26 Mar 2015. | |
| 1.3 mi | Primary | Hazel Wood Infant School | Community school | Outstanding Ofsted rating. Inspected 5 Dec 2023. | |
| 1.4 mi | Primary | Foxhills Junior School | Community school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 3 Mar 2020. | |
| 1.4 mi | Primary | Mansel Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools | Community school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 10 Jul 2019. |
Eling Infant School and Nursery is rated Outstanding, last inspected on 13 May 2025. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.
For Reception entry in 2026/27, Eling Infant School and Nursery made 44 offers from 92 applications (2.1 per offer), and 44 of 49 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.
Eling Infant School and Nursery has 160 pupils aged 4 to 7.
Eling Infant School and Nursery had 135 school places in 2024/25.
At Eling Infant School and Nursery, the average class had 29 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 21 pupils per teacher.
In 2025/26, pupils at Eling Infant School and Nursery missed 5.5% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 20.3% 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.