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Glenfield Infant School

Primary · Academy converter · Southampton, SO18 4RN

Requires improvement

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Glenfield Infant School Ofsted rating

Ofsted report cardInspected 3 Feb 2026

Area360 rating
Requires improvement
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Early years
Expected standard
Safeguarding
Met

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeAcademy converter
Ages4 to 7
Pupils226
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Clare Clifford
TrustHAMWIC EDUCATION TRUST
Local authoritySouthampton
Opened01 Jan 2014
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 140516.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils226
Girls108
Boys118
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.28.8%
First language not English26.5%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.270
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.16.3%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.42
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.14
Average class size28.3

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
69%
Other White
7.5%
White and Asian
3.5%
Other mixed
3.5%
African
3.1%
White and Black African
2.7%
Other Asian
2.2%
Indian
1.8%
Other ethnic group
1.8%
White and Black Caribbean
1.3%

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 teacher20.3
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.11.9
Teachers (FTE)11.12
Teaching assistants (FTE)7.86
Support staff (FTE)14.22
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2513.2
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2511.6
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/251
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/250.6

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.58
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.122
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.63
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.56
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 schoolSouthamptonEngland
Overall absence4.4%, better than England, better than Southampton5.6%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.8.3%, better than England, better than Southampton15.4%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.0%, better than England, better than Southampton1.3%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%
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 Glenfield Infant School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.2 miPrimaryBeechwood Junior SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.3 miPrimaryBitterne Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school
Requires improvement
0.3 miNot applicableCHARLTON HOUSE SCHOOL LIMITEDOther independent school
Unrated
0.6 miPrimaryBitterne Manor Primary and Nursery SchoolFoundation school
Good
0.7 miPrimaryHarefield Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Requires improvement
0.7 miPrimaryMoorlands Primary SchoolFoundation school
Good
0.7 miPrimarySholing Junior SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.8 miPrimarySholing Infant SchoolAcademy converter
Outstanding
0.9 miSecondaryOasis Academy SholingAcademy sponsor led
Requires improvement
0.9 miSecondaryBitterne Park SchoolFoundation school
Good

Frequently asked questions about Glenfield Infant School

What is Glenfield Infant School's Ofsted rating?

Glenfield Infant School is rated Requires improvement, last inspected on 3 Feb 2026. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How hard is it to get into Glenfield Infant School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Glenfield Infant School made 58 offers from 122 applications (2.1 per offer), and 56 of 63 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Glenfield Infant School?

Glenfield Infant School has 226 pupils aged 4 to 7.

What is the capacity of Glenfield Infant School?

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

How big are classes at Glenfield Infant School?

At Glenfield Infant School, the average class had 28.3 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 20.3 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Glenfield Infant School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Glenfield Infant School missed 4.4% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 8.3% 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.