Petersfield Infant School
St Peter's Road, Petersfield, GU32 3HX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Crissy Hodgkinson
- Constituency
- East Hampshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 282
- URN
- 115936
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01730263048
About this school
Petersfield Infant School is a community primary school in Petersfield. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 282 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Petersfield 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 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 325 |
| 2023/24 | 303 |
| 2024/25 | 303 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Petersfield Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.9% | 14.2% | 282 | — |
| Herne Junior School | 64% | 5% | 18.6% | 437 | 0.6 miles |
| Sheet Primary School | 71% | 3.4% | 13% | 110 | 1.1 miles |
| Steep Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 64% | 3.2% | 9.9% | 102 | 1.4 miles |
| Langrish Primary School | 83% | 2.7% | 1.9% | 211 | 1.6 miles |
| Buriton Primary School | 80% | 6% | 24.2% | 95 | 1.9 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)
- 14.19%
- English as an additional language
- 11.2%
- Overall absence
- 3.92%
- Persistent absence
- 7.14%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Herne Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Petersfield
-
Sheet Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Petersfield
-
Steep Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Petersfield
-
Langrish Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Petersfield
-
Buriton Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Petersfield
Other schools in Petersfield
- Buriton Primary School Primary
- East Meon Church of England Controlled Primary School Primary
- Froxfield Church of England Primary and Pre-School Primary
- Herne Junior School Primary
- Langrish Primary School Primary
- Rogate CofE Primary School Primary
- Sheet Primary School Primary
- Steep Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- West Meon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- The Petersfield School Secondary
- Bedales School Independent schools
- Churcher's College Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Petersfield Infant School teach?
- Petersfield Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Petersfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Petersfield Infant School?
- The headteacher of Petersfield Infant School is Mrs Crissy Hodgkinson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Petersfield Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Petersfield 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 Petersfield Infant School?
- Petersfield Infant School has 282 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Petersfield Infant School full?
- Petersfield Infant School has capacity for 360 pupils and 282 on roll (78%), 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 Petersfield Infant School a faith school?
- No. Petersfield Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Petersfield Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Petersfield Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Petersfield Infant School's absence rate?
- Petersfield Infant School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Petersfield 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 Petersfield 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.