Netley Abbey Infant School
Primary · Community school · Ages 5–7 · Southampton, Hampshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Hampshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2019–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Netley Abbey Infant School is a primary school in Southampton, Hampshire for ages 5–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 18 January 2023. Hampshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
Netley Abbey Infant School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as at 204 of the 315 other Hampshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- For Reception 2026 there were 69 first-choice applications for 71 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- Of the 118 Reception 2026 applications, 33 (28%) came from families living outside Hampshire, and 18 offers went to them.
- Free school meal eligibility is 21.8% of pupils, against a middle figure of 27.9% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Hampshire.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hampshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Westwood Road, Netley Abbey, Southampton, SO31 5EL
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–7
- Council
- Hampshire
- Pupils on roll
- 229 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 18 January 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils arrive happily at school, looking forward to their day ahead.”
- “They communicate with each other positively and develop a love for learning.”
- “Pupils understand the importance of healthy lifestyles.”
To improve
- “However, this is stronger in some subjects than it is in others.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 March 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 69 first-preference applications, 71 offers in total, 69 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hampshire.
- Netley Abbey Junior School 0.0 mi School remains Good
- Hamble Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Bursledon Junior School(CA) 1.6 mi Good
- Bursledon Church of England Infant School 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Waterside Primary School 2.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Hythe Primary School 2.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Sarisbury Infant School 2.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Sarisbury Church of England Junior School 2.8 mi Standards maintained