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Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School

Primary · Community school · Southampton, SO31 9NZ

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Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 13 Mar 2023

Ofsted rating
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages3 to 7
Pupils277
GenderMixed
Head teacherMr Rick Jump
Local authorityHampshire
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 115989.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils277
Girls150
Boys127
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.6.1%
First language not English3.6%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.330
Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places.252
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.23.6%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.30
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.10
Average class size26.5

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
85.6%
Other mixed
2.2%
Other White
1.4%
White and Black Caribbean
1.4%
Indian
1.1%
Chinese
1.1%
White and Black African
0.7%
Pakistani
0.7%
Other Black
0.7%
Other ethnic group
0.7%

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 teacher24.5
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.10.9
Teachers (FTE)10.9
Teaching assistants (FTE)12.72
Support staff (FTE)18.75
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2511.9
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2510.9
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/251
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.78
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.169
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.77
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.77
Applications from another local authority (Reception)2

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 absence3.6%, better than England, better than Hampshire4.5%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.8.4%, better than England, better than Hampshire10.4%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.0.6%, similar to England, similar to 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 rate0.7%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0.7%
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 Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.1 miPrimaryLocks Heath Junior SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.6 miPrimarySt John the Baptist Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school
Good
0.9 miPrimarySt Anthony's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.9 miSecondaryBrookfield Community SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.0 miPrimaryHook-With-Warsash Church of England AcademyAcademy converter
Good
1.1 miPrimaryPark Gate Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.1 miPrimarySarisbury Infant SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.2 miNot applicableWest Hill Park SchoolOther independent school
Unrated
1.4 miPrimarySarisbury Church of England Junior SchoolVoluntary controlled school
Outstanding
1.6 miPrimaryTitchfield Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good

Frequently asked questions about Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School

What is Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School is rated Good by Ofsted, last inspected on 13 Mar 2023.

How hard is it to get into Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School made 78 offers from 169 applications (2.2 per offer), and 77 of 77 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School?

Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School has 277 pupils aged 3 to 7.

What is the capacity of Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School?

Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School had 330 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School?

At Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School, the average class had 26.5 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 24.5 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School missed 3.6% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 8.4% 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.