Mengham Infant School

About Mengham Infant School

Mengham Infant School serves children from age 5 to 7 in Havant, and its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2022 rated it Good overall, with leadership and management also judged Good. That puts it in the majority of Hampshire primary schools — only 33 out of 425 in the local authority hold an Outstanding rating, so a Good outcome here is solidly typical rather than exceptional. The school has held a Good rating across both its recent inspections, with the previous graded inspection in 2012 also awarding Good for overall effectiveness, leadership, and early years provision. With 170 pupils on roll against a capacity of 180, it is operating close to full, and the 27.6 per cent of pupils eligible for free school meals is notably higher than the national average, suggesting the school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage.

Academic outcomes data for Mengham Infant School is limited because the school only covers Key Stage 1, and the local context provides Key Stage 2 averages for Hampshire primary schools rather than Key Stage 1 metrics. The LA average for Key Stage 2 is 61 per cent of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, but this is not directly comparable to Mengham's infant-phase results. What we do know is that the school's Ofsted report from 2022 found the quality of education to be Good, and the school has maintained this rating consistently. The previous graded inspection in 2012 also rated the school Good overall, with leadership and management and early years provision both scoring 2 on the four-point scale. Without published SATs or Progress 8 data for this age group, parents should look to the school's own published performance measures or ask directly about Year 1 phonics screening and Key Stage 1 teacher assessment outcomes.

The school offers a range of facilities including a library, playing fields, sports hall, ICT suite, music rooms and a chapel, which is unusual for an infant school and suggests space for music and worship. Sports provision covers football, dance, cross country, gymnastics, cricket and netball, while clubs include science, book, drama, chess and eco club. The school has identified SEND provisions for moderate learning difficulty, social emotional and mental health needs, speech language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder, which is a broad offer for a small school. For the 2025/26 intake, the school was oversubscribed with 57 applications for 46 places, and all 46 first-preference applicants were offered a place, giving a 1.24 oversubscription ratio. This is a school that suits families in Havant looking for a Good-rated infant provision with strong SEND support and a wide range of activities, though parents should check whether the chapel reflects any religious character beyond the stated 'does not apply'.

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