Bursledon Church of England Infant School

About Bursledon Church of England Infant School

Bursledon Church of England Infant School was rated Good in its most recent graded Ofsted inspection, a clear improvement from its previous rating of Requires Improvement. The school, which serves children aged 5 to 7 in Eastleigh, Hampshire, has held onto that Good rating through a subsequent ungraded inspection in 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. For a primary school that only covers Key Stage 1, the most informative academic metric is its absence of published KS2 SATs results — the school’s pupils leave at age 7, before the national assessments taken at the end of Year 6. That means parents looking for hard exam data will need to look at feeder junior schools instead. What the Ofsted report does tell us is that both leadership and management, and the overall effectiveness, were judged Good, with inspectors noting the school’s capacity to maintain standards since its earlier struggles.

Because Bursledon Infant School doesn’t produce KS2 results, there’s no direct comparison to the Hampshire local authority average of 61 percent of pupils meeting expected standards. However, the school’s trajectory is worth noting: it moved from Requires Improvement to Good, and the 2022 ungraded inspection suggests that progress has been sustained. The school has 241 pupils on roll, slightly below its capacity of 270, and 22 percent of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is above the national average for primary schools. This context matters because it shows the school is serving a community with above-average disadvantage, yet still achieving a Good rating. For parents who want to track academic outcomes beyond Year 2, the nearest Outstanding school is Sarisbury Church of England Junior School, 2.5 km away, which could be a natural next step for Bursledon leavers.

The school offers a solid range of facilities for such a young age group, including a sports hall, library, forest school, ICT suite, playing fields, and a chapel. Sports provision is strong, with football, dance, cricket, cross country, swimming, gymnastics, and netball all on offer, plus clubs like book club, chess, coding, and gardening. For families with children who have additional needs, the school’s SEND provisions cover moderate learning difficulty, social emotional and mental health, speech language and communication, physical disability, and autistic spectrum disorder. Admissions for the 2025/26 year show the school is oversubscribed: 141 applications for 89 places, with 86 first-preference offers made from 87 first-preference applications, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.58. This suggests strong local demand, and families should be prepared to apply early and list the school as their first choice to maximise their chances.

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