Shakespeare Infant School
Shakespeare Road, Eastleigh, SO50 4FZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nikki Wilson
- Constituency
- Eastleigh
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 215
- URN
- 115888
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02380573888
About this school
Shakespeare Infant School is a community primary school in Eastleigh. It teaches children aged 5 to 7 and has 215 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Shakespeare Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Shakespeare Infant School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 243 |
| 2023/24 | 242 |
| 2024/25 | 251 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Shakespeare Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.6% | 13.6% | 215 | — |
| Shakespeare Junior School | 54% | 5.2% | 27.9% | 334 | 0.1 miles |
| The Crescent Primary School | 62% | 4.2% | 30.9% | 619 | 0.5 miles |
| Norwood Primary & Pre-School | 66% | 4.7% | 24% | 347 | 0.6 miles |
| Fryern Junior School | 58% | 4.2% | 21.1% | 208 | 0.8 miles |
| Fryern Infant School | — | 4.7% | 17% | 135 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.55%
- English as an additional language
- 13.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.61%
- Persistent absence
- 11.83%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Shakespeare Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Eastleigh
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The Crescent Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Eastleigh
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Norwood Primary & Pre-School0.6 miles
Primary · Eastleigh
-
Fryern Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Eastleigh
-
Fryern Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Eastleigh
Other schools in Eastleigh
- Chandler's Ford Infant School Primary
- Cherbourg Primary School Primary
- Colden Common Primary School Primary
- Fair Oak Infant School Primary
- Fair Oak Junior School Primary
- Fryern Infant School Primary
- Fryern Junior School Primary
- Hiltingbury Infant School Primary
- Hiltingbury Junior School Primary
- Knightwood Primary School Primary
- Merdon Junior School Primary
- Nightingale Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Shakespeare Infant School teach?
- Shakespeare Infant School teaches children aged 5 to 7. It is a primary school in Eastleigh.
- Who is the headteacher of Shakespeare Infant School?
- The headteacher of Shakespeare Infant School is Mrs Nikki Wilson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Shakespeare Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Shakespeare Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Shakespeare Infant School?
- Shakespeare Infant School has 215 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 7.
- Is Shakespeare Infant School full?
- Shakespeare Infant School has capacity for 270 pupils and 215 on roll (80%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Shakespeare Infant School a faith school?
- No. Shakespeare Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Shakespeare Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Shakespeare Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Shakespeare Infant School's absence rate?
- Shakespeare Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Shakespeare Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Shakespeare Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.