School profile

Mengham Infant School

Primary · Community school · Hayling Island, PO11 9DD

Good

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Good
Requires improvement
Inadequate
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Mengham Infant School Ofsted rating

Ofsted report cardInspected 12 May 2026

Area360 rating
Good
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Early years
Strong standard
Safeguarding
Met

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages4 to 7
Pupils154 of 180 places
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Lindsay Burnett
Local authorityHampshire
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 115986.

Pupils

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils154
Girls75
Boys79
Eligible for free school meals23.4%
First language not English6.5%
SEN support14
EHC plan7
Average class size25.7

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

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Pupils ethnicity

White British
84.4%
Other White
3.2%
Indian
3.2%
Other mixed
2.6%
White and Black Caribbean
1.9%
White and Black African
1.9%
Other ethnic group
1.3%
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.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed. Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means missing 50% or more.

MeasureThis schoolHampshireEngland
Overall absence5.4%4.5%5.1%
Persistent absence9.9%10.4%13.2%
Severe absence1.8%0.9%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 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)52
Applications (Reception)74
First preference applications (Reception)52
First preference offers (Reception)52
Applications from another local authority (Reception)0

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

Capacity

2024/25
MeasureThis school
School places180
Pupils on roll168
Unfilled places6.7%

Source: DfE, School capacity, Academic year 2024/25, published 19 Mar 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher19.5
Pupils per adult8.9
Teachers (FTE)7.9
Teaching assistants (FTE)9.48
Support staff (FTE)13.38
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/258
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/257.5
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/250.5

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

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25
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

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Mengham Infant School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.2 miPrimaryMengham Junior SchoolCommunity school
Requires improvement
0.3 miSecondaryThe Hayling CollegeFoundation school
Requires improvement
0.7 miPrimaryMill Rythe Junior SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.7 miPrimaryMill Rythe Infant SchoolFoundation school
Good

Frequently asked questions about Mengham Infant School

What is Mengham Infant School's Ofsted rating?

Mengham Infant School is rated Good, last inspected on 12 May 2026. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How many pupils attend Mengham Infant School?

Mengham Infant School has 154 pupils aged 4 to 7, with capacity for 180.

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.