Freegrounds Infant School
Hobb Lane, Hedge End, Southampton, SO30 0GG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Susannah Holmes
- Constituency
- Hamble Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 225
- URN
- 115918
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01489782075
About this school
Freegrounds Infant School is a community primary school in Southampton. It teaches children aged 5 to 7 and has 225 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 1 March 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Trends over time
How Freegrounds 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 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 219 |
| 2023/24 | 234 |
| 2024/25 | 208 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Freegrounds Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.2% | 12.5% | 225 | — |
| Freegrounds Junior School | 61% | 3.8% | 18.9% | 301 | 0.0 miles |
| Kings Copse Primary School | 59% | 5.3% | 20.7% | 230 | 0.4 miles |
| Shamblehurst Primary School | 65% | 4.6% | 23.4% | 404 | 0.6 miles |
| Berrywood Primary School | 70% | 4.4% | 13.7% | 631 | 0.8 miles |
| Botley Church of England Controlled Primary School | 77% | 3.3% | 14.6% | 357 | 1.1 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)
- 12.5%
- English as an additional language
- 7.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.15%
- Persistent absence
- 8.16%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Freegrounds Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Kings Copse Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Southampton
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Shamblehurst Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Berrywood Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Botley Church of England Controlled Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Southampton
Other schools in Southampton
- Abbotswood Junior School Primary
- Banister Primary School Primary
- Bartley Church of England Junior School Primary
- Bassett Green Primary School Primary
- Beechwood Junior School Primary
- Berrywood Primary School Primary
- Bevois Town Primary School Primary
- Bishop's Waltham Junior School Primary
- Bishops Waltham Infant School Primary
- Bitterne Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bitterne Manor Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Bitterne Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Freegrounds Infant School teach?
- Freegrounds Infant School teaches children aged 5 to 7. It is a primary school in Southampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Freegrounds Infant School?
- The headteacher of Freegrounds Infant School is Miss Susannah Holmes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Freegrounds Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Freegrounds 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 Freegrounds Infant School?
- Freegrounds Infant School has 225 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 7.
- Is Freegrounds Infant School full?
- Freegrounds Infant School has capacity for 270 pupils and 225 on roll (83%), 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 Freegrounds Infant School a faith school?
- No. Freegrounds Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Freegrounds Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Freegrounds Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Freegrounds Infant School's absence rate?
- Freegrounds Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Freegrounds 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 Freegrounds 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.