Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 11 Jun 2024
Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 116168.
Pupils at the January school census.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Total pupils | 145 |
| Girls | 78 |
| Boys | 67 |
| Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals. | 32.4% |
| First language not English | 3.4% |
| School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery. | 180 |
| Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken. | 19.4% |
| 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. | 18 |
| Average class size | 24.2 |
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 | 18.1 |
| Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants. | 8.5 |
| Teachers (FTE) | 8 |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | 8.99 |
| Support staff (FTE) | 13.18 |
| Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/25 | 8.2 |
| Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/25 | 8.2 |
| 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. | 43 |
| Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed. | 73 |
| First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice. | 43 |
| First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place. | 43 |
| Applications from another local authority (Reception) | 0 |
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 | 7.8%, worse than England, worse than Hampshire | 4.5% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions. | 21%, worse than England, worse than Hampshire | 10.4% | 13.2% |
| Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions. | 2.9%, worse than 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 | 20.7% |
| Pupils with one or more suspensions | 5.3% |
| Permanent exclusion rate | 0% |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 |
Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.
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| Distance | Phase | Name | Type | Rating | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 mi | Primary | King's Academy Rowner | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 11 Oct 2022. | |
| 0.5 mi | Primary | Grange Infant School | Community school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 6 Jun 2017. | |
| 0.5 mi | Primary | Grange Junior School | Community school | Good Area360 rating. Inspected 2 Jun 2026. | |
| 0.6 mi | Secondary | King's Academy Brune Park | Academy sponsor led | Inadequate Ofsted rating. Inspected 6 Jun 2023. | |
| 0.6 mi | Secondary | Bridgemary School | Academy sponsor led | Inadequate Area360 rating. Inspected 30 Jun 2026. | |
| 0.7 mi | Primary | Bedenham Primary School | Community school | Good Area360 rating. Inspected 21 Jan 2025. | |
| 0.8 mi | Primary | Holbrook Primary School | Community school | Good Area360 rating. Inspected 25 Mar 2025. | |
| 0.8 mi | Nursery | Haven Early Years Centre | Local authority nursery school | Outstanding Ofsted rating. Inspected 29 Jan 2013. | |
| 0.8 mi | Primary | Peel Common Primary School | Community school | Requires improvement Area360 rating. Inspected 29 Apr 2025. | |
| 0.9 mi | Primary | Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School | Community school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 17 Dec 2019. |
Rowner Infant School is rated Good by Ofsted, last inspected on 11 Jun 2024.
For Reception entry in 2026/27, Rowner Infant School made 43 offers from 73 applications (1.7 per offer), and 43 of 43 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.
Rowner Infant School has 145 pupils aged 4 to 7.
Rowner Infant School had 180 school places in 2024/25.
At Rowner Infant School, the average class had 24.2 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 18.1 pupils per teacher.
In 2025/26, pupils at Rowner Infant School missed 7.8% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 21% 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.