Balksbury Infant School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–7 · Andover, Hampshire
Balksbury Infant School is a primary school in Andover, Hampshire for ages 4–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 26 April 2022. Hampshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Floral Way, Salisbury Road, Andover, SP10 3QP
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Hampshire
- Pupils on roll
- 269 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 20.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 26 April 2022
Strengths
- “Leaders go out of their way to make sure that pupils and their families feel that they belong.”
- “Well-planned introductions to school mean that the children are already eagerly anticipating joining their Reception class in September.”
- “Older pupils act as buddies to classmates who join at other times.”
To improve
- “Leaders and those responsible for governance should ensure that they sustain and build on the school’s highly effective work so as to have a transformational impact on pupils’ achievement and wider development, particularly those who face barriers to learning.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 September 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 103 first-preference applications, 89 offers in total, 83 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.
- Balksbury Junior School 0.1 mi Improved significantly
- St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Andover 0.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Portway Infant School 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Portway Junior School 0.6 mi Not judged
- Anton Junior School 0.8 mi Not judged
- Anton Infant School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Andover Church of England Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Vigo Primary School 1.7 mi Good Last distance published