Knights Enham Nursery and Infant School

About Knights Enham Nursery and Infant School

Knights Enham Nursery and Infant School serves children from age 2 to 7 in Test Valley, and its headline metrics paint a mixed picture against the Hampshire primary average. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023 rated it Requires Improvement across all five categories, including quality of education, behaviour, personal development, and leadership. This is a significant step down from its previous Good rating in 2013. For context, Hampshire has 33 outstanding primary schools out of 425 total, and the nearest outstanding option, Portway Infant School, is 2.5 km away. The school’s KS2 performance data isn’t available in the local context for direct comparison, but the LA average KS2 score sits at 61, which gives a benchmark for what typical attainment looks like in the area. With 46.9% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a notably disadvantaged community compared to the Hampshire average, which is an important factor when weighing its current rating.

Academically, the school’s most recent Ofsted report from May 2023 found that the quality of education, early years provision, personal development, behaviour and attitudes, and leadership and management all require improvement. The previous inspection in 2013 had rated overall effectiveness as Good, with leadership and management also Good, so the decline is clear. The school does not publish Progress 8 or KS2 SATs results in the data provided, so it’s not possible to compare directly against the LA average of 61 for KS2. However, the Ofsted breakdown suggests that pupils are not making the progress they should, particularly in early years, which is a critical stage for a school that takes children from age 2. The school has a nursery provision on site, so early years quality is especially relevant for families considering starting their child here.

The school offers a broad range of facilities including an ICT suite, sensory room, music rooms, sports hall, gymnasium, outdoor playground, art studios, and a chapel. Sports include swimming, gymnastics, dance, netball, and cross country, while clubs cover drama, chess, coding, and eco club. SEND provisions are listed for specific learning difficulties, moderate learning difficulty, social emotional and mental health, speech language and communication, and autistic spectrum disorder. For the 2025/26 intake, the school was oversubscribed with 55 applications for 34 places, and 32 of those were first preference offers, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.62. This suggests strong local demand despite the Requires Improvement rating. This school would suit families who value a wide range of facilities and SEND support, and who are comfortable with a school that is actively working to improve after a recent downgrade.

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