Wallisdean Infant School
Wallisdean Avenue, Fareham, PO14 1HT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Head Teacher
- Mrs Sandra Cammish
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- Federation of Wallisdean Infant and Wallisdean Junior Schools
- Constituency
- Fareham and Waterlooville
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 212
- Pupils on roll
- 134
- URN
- 115893
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01329280827
About this school
Wallisdean Infant School is a community primary school in Fareham. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 134 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Wallisdean 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 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 167 |
| 2023/24 | 157 |
| 2024/25 | 156 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wallisdean Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.7% | 25% | 134 | — |
| Wallisdean Junior School | 61% | 4.4% | 35.3% | 228 | 0.1 miles |
| St Jude's Catholic Primary School | 68% | 3.9% | 19.5% | 221 | 0.2 miles |
| Ranvilles Junior School | 79% | 4% | 21.1% | 243 | 0.7 miles |
| Ranvilles Infant School | — | 4.3% | 11.3% | 174 | 0.7 miles |
| Redlands Primary School | 67% | 4% | 19.8% | 313 | 0.7 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)
- 25%
- English as an additional language
- 11.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.73%
- Persistent absence
- 10.71%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wallisdean Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Fareham
-
St Jude's Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Fareham
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Ranvilles Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Fareham
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Ranvilles Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Fareham
-
Redlands Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Fareham
Other schools in Fareham
- Castle Primary School Primary
- Cornerstone CofE (VA) Primary School Primary
- Crofton Anne Dale Infant and Pre-School Primary
- Crofton Anne Dale Junior School Primary
- Crofton Hammond Infant School Primary
- Crofton Hammond Junior School Primary
- Harrison Primary School Primary
- Newtown Soberton Infant School Primary
- Northern Infant School Primary
- Northern Junior School Primary
- Orchard Lea Infant School Primary
- Orchard Lea Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Wallisdean Infant School teach?
- Wallisdean Infant School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Fareham.
- Who is the executive head teacher of Wallisdean Infant School?
- The executive head teacher of Wallisdean Infant School is Mrs Sandra Cammish, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Wallisdean Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wallisdean 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 big is Wallisdean Infant School?
- Wallisdean Infant School has 134 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Wallisdean Infant School full?
- Wallisdean Infant School has capacity for 212 pupils and 134 on roll (63%), 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 Wallisdean Infant School a faith school?
- No. Wallisdean Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Wallisdean Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Wallisdean Infant School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Wallisdean Infant School?
- Wallisdean Infant School is part of the Federation of Wallisdean Infant and Wallisdean Junior Schools federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Wallisdean Infant School's absence rate?
- Wallisdean Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Wallisdean 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 Wallisdean 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.