Copythorne CofE Infant School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–7 · 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 🔒
Copythorne CofE Infant School is a primary school in Southampton, Hampshire for ages 4–7 (voluntary controlled school). Hampshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
Copythorne CofE 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 for Reception 2026 was offered a place, though places ran out in all 3 earlier years with a published outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 23 first-choice applications for 24 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- 7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 21.6% 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
- Romsey Road, Copythorne, Southampton, SO40 2PB
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–7
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Hampshire
- Pupils on roll
- 71 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 21 April 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils relish belonging to this close-knit community.”
- “They arrive at school happily every day, ready to work hard and to achieve well.”
- “Pupils are confident and articulate.”
To improve
- “However, while pupils know how to use accurately punctuated sentences to communicate their ideas in writing, some pupils' handwriting and spelling need to improve.”
- “This is because some pupils do not form letters correctly or spell words accurately when they write.”
- “However, sometimes, activities are not precise enough to enable pupils to practise and reinforce new knowledge and skills.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 23 first-preference applications, 24 offers in total, 23 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.
- Bartley Church of England Junior School 0.9 mi School remains Good
- Netley Marsh Church of England Infant School 1.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Calmore Infant School 2.2 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Calmore Junior School 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Hazel Wood Infant School 2.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Oakfield Academy 2.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Wellow Primary School 2.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Abbotswood Junior School 2.9 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next