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Petersgate Infant School

Primary · Community school · Waterlooville, PO8 0JU

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Petersgate Infant School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 1 Apr 2014

Ofsted rating
Good
Leadership and management
Good

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages4 to 7
Pupils195
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Wendy Mitchell
Local authorityHampshire
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 116065.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils195
Girls98
Boys97
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.11.8%
First language not English4.1%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.270
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.27.8%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.15
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.8
Average class size27

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
92.3%
White and Asian
2.6%
Gypsy/Roma
2.1%
Other White
1.5%
Other mixed
1%
Other ethnic group
0.5%
Irish
0%
Traveller of Irish heritage
0%
White and Black Caribbean
0%
White and Black African
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 teacher24.4
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.11.7
Teachers (FTE)8
Teaching assistants (FTE)8.66
Support staff (FTE)11.82
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/257.8
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/257
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/250.8

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.52
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.97
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.51
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.51
Applications from another local authority (Reception)0

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 absence4.3%, better than England, similar to Hampshire4.5%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.9.3%, better than England, similar to 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 rate7%
Pupils with one or more suspensions2.7%
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 Petersgate Infant School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.9 miPrimaryClanfield Junior SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.0 miPrimaryCatherington Church of England Infant SchoolVoluntary controlled school
Good
1.6 miPrimaryHorndean Church of England Junior SchoolVoluntary controlled school
Good
1.7 miPrimaryHorndean Infant SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.7 miSecondaryHorndean Technology CollegeCommunity school
Good

Frequently asked questions about Petersgate Infant School

What is Petersgate Infant School's Ofsted rating?

Petersgate Infant School is rated Good by Ofsted, last inspected on 1 Apr 2014.

How hard is it to get into Petersgate Infant School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Petersgate Infant School made 52 offers from 97 applications (1.9 per offer), and 51 of 51 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Petersgate Infant School?

Petersgate Infant School has 195 pupils aged 4 to 7.

What is the capacity of Petersgate Infant School?

Petersgate Infant School had 270 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Petersgate Infant School?

At Petersgate Infant School, the average class had 27 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 24.4 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Petersgate Infant School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Petersgate Infant School missed 4.3% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 9.3% 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.