Horndean Infant School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–7 · Waterlooville, Hampshire
Horndean Infant School is a primary school in Waterlooville, Hampshire for ages 3–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 6 July 2022. Hampshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Merchistoun Road, Horndean, Waterlooville, PO8 9LS
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Hampshire
- Pupils on roll
- 266 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 6 July 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils get off to a good start at this school because they are helped to develop personally as well as academically.”
- “This is especially true in the early years where children benefit from an exceptional and well-considered range of opportunities to develop their social skills and learn new things.”
- “They like their teachers and know that they can trust them if they have a worry or if they need some extra support.”
To improve
- “However, leaders recognise that there are an increasing number of pupils in the school who struggle to learn to read.”
- “This is particularly the case in key stage 1 and has been negatively affected by the pandemic.”
- “Sometimes, the resources used to support these pupils are not precisely targeted at the sounds that are causing them difficulty.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 September 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 94 first-preference applications, 90 offers in total, 86 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
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hampshire.
- Horndean Church of England Junior School 0.0 mi School remains Good
- Catherington Church of England Infant School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Woodcroft Primary 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Padnell Junior School 1.4 mi School remains Good
- Padnell Infant School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Petersgate Infant School 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Queen's Inclosure Primary School 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hart Plain Infant School 1.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published