Bishops Waltham Infant School
Primary · Community school · Ages 5–7 · Southampton, Hampshire
Bishops Waltham Infant School is a primary school in Southampton, Hampshire for ages 5–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 28 November 2023. Hampshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Oak Road, Bishops Waltham, Southampton, SO32 1EP
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Hampshire
- Pupils on roll
- 199 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 28 November 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are joyful and successful in this innovative infant school.”
- “Expectations from the start of early years are high, with no ceiling put on aspirations for all.”
- “Pupils rise to meet these expectations, achieving exceptionally well across the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 January 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 59 first-preference applications, 58 offers in total, 58 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2019 to 2026, as Hampshire published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hampshire.
- Bishop's Waltham Junior School 0.0 mi School remains Good
- Swanmore Church of England Aided Primary School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School 1.9 mi Good
- Upham Church of England Aided Primary School 2.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Droxford Junior School 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Curdridge Primary School 3.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Durley Church of England Controlled Primary School 3.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Boorley Park 3.5 mi Good Last distance published