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Talavera Infant School

Primary · Community school · Aldershot, GU11 1RG

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Talavera Infant School Ofsted rating

Ofsted report cardInspected 16 Jun 2026

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

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages4 to 7
Pupils298
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Deborah Cook
Local authorityHampshire
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 116151.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils298
Girls149
Boys149
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.5%
First language not English70.5%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.330
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.9.7%
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.28
Average class size29.8

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

Other Asian
41.6%
White British
22.5%
African
10.1%
Other mixed
4.4%
Indian
4.4%
Other ethnic group
4%
Pakistani
3.7%
Other White
3%
Other Black
3%
White and Black Caribbean
1%

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 teacher19.1
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.9.5
Teachers (FTE)15.6
Teaching assistants (FTE)15.85
Support staff (FTE)20.05
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2513.8
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2513.8
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.89
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.185
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.91
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.88
Applications from another local authority (Reception)4

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 absence3.9%, better than England, better than Hampshire4.5%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.7.3%, 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 rate0.3%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0.3%
Permanent exclusion rate0.3%
Permanent exclusions1

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 Talavera Infant School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.0 miPrimaryTalavera Junior SchoolCommunity school
Outstanding
0.5 miPrimaryThe Cambridge Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.6 miPrimaryStanhope Primary SchoolFree schools
Unrated
0.6 miPrimaryWellington Community Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.8 miPrimarySt Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Outstanding
0.8 miAll-throughAlderwood SchoolCommunity school
Requires improvement
0.9 miPrimarySt Michael's Church of England Controlled Junior SchoolVoluntary controlled school
Good
0.9 miPrimarySt Michael's Church of England Controlled Infant SchoolVoluntary controlled school
Good
1.1 miPrimaryPark Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.3 miSecondaryAll Hallows Catholic SchoolAcademy converter
Outstanding

Frequently asked questions about Talavera Infant School

What is Talavera Infant School's Ofsted rating?

Talavera Infant School is rated Outstanding, last inspected on 16 Jun 2026. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How hard is it to get into Talavera Infant School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Talavera Infant School made 89 offers from 185 applications (2.1 per offer), and 88 of 91 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Talavera Infant School?

Talavera Infant School has 298 pupils aged 4 to 7.

What is the capacity of Talavera Infant School?

Talavera Infant School had 330 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Talavera Infant School?

At Talavera Infant School, the average class had 29.8 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 19.1 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Talavera Infant School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Talavera Infant School missed 3.9% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 7.3% 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.