Tweseldown Infant School

About Tweseldown Infant School

Tweseldown Infant School sits within Hampshire’s large primary landscape, where 33 out of 425 schools currently hold an Outstanding rating from Ofsted. The school itself is rated Good overall, though its most recent inspection in 2023 noted that personal development and leadership and management were both Outstanding. Among its local peers in the same local authority, the top-ranked primary is Preston Candover Church of England Primary School, followed by Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School and St Faith’s Church of England Primary School. For families specifically looking at infant-phase provision in Hart, the nearest Outstanding-rated alternative is Elvetham Heath Primary School, about four kilometres away. Tweseldown is a state-funded, mixed-gender primary for children aged four to seven, with no nursery or sixth form provision. It is non-religious and led by headteacher Kim Tottem, who oversees 322 pupils against a capacity of 345.

Academically, the school’s Ofsted report shows a mixed picture. The quality of education and early years provision are both rated Good, while behaviour and attitudes also sit at Good. Personal development, however, was judged Outstanding, and leadership and management shared that top grade. The previous inspection in 2009 had awarded an overall Outstanding, so the 2023 judgement represents a step down in overall effectiveness but with clear strengths retained. The school does not publish Key Stage 2 results because it only covers infants up to age seven, so there is no Progress 8 or SATs data to compare against the Hampshire local authority average of 61 per cent for KS2. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals is 10.2 per cent, slightly below the national average, which may reflect the relatively affluent Hart area.

The school is oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, it received 181 applications for 105 places, with 101 first-preference offers made, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.72. Facilities include art studios, an outdoor playground, a sports hall, a gymnasium, a sensory room and a chapel. Sports on offer are netball, gymnastics, athletics, football and cricket, while clubs include drama, coding, science club and choir. SEND provision covers specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, hearing impairment and autistic spectrum disorder. This combination of strong leadership, a broad club offer and dedicated SEND support makes Tweseldown a solid choice for families in Hart seeking a well-run infant school with a clear focus on personal development.

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