Eling Infant School and Nursery
School Road, Totton, Southampton, SO40 9HX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Trina Sillence
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- New Forest East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 135
- Pupils on roll
- 160
- URN
- 115955
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02380862267
About this school
Eling Infant School and Nursery is a community primary school in Southampton. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 160 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Eling Infant School and Nursery 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 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 144 |
| 2023/24 | 151 |
| 2024/25 | 158 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Eling Infant School and Nursery compares
Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5% | 25.5% | 160 | — |
| Lydlynch Infant School | — | 6.4% | 31.7% | 112 | 0.6 miles |
| Abbotswood Junior School | 60% | 4.9% | 30.2% | 629 | 0.8 miles |
| Oakfield Academy | 71% | 4.9% | 23.9% | 162 | 1.1 miles |
| Redbridge Primary School | 67% | 4.7% | 64.8% | 206 | 1.1 miles |
| Hazel Wood Infant School | — | 4.5% | 15.7% | 202 | 1.3 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 25.47%
- English as an additional language
- 13.3%
- Overall absence
- 5%
- Persistent absence
- 14.47%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lydlynch Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Abbotswood Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Oakfield Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Redbridge Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Hazel Wood Infant School1.3 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 Eling Infant School and Nursery teach?
- Eling Infant School and Nursery teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Southampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Eling Infant School and Nursery?
- The headteacher of Eling Infant School and Nursery is Mrs Trina Sillence, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Eling Infant School and Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Eling Infant School and Nursery, 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 Eling Infant School and Nursery?
- Eling Infant School and Nursery has 160 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Eling Infant School and Nursery full?
- Eling Infant School and Nursery has capacity for 135 pupils and 160 on roll (119%), so it is at or above 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 Eling Infant School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Eling Infant School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Eling Infant School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Eling Infant School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- What is Eling Infant School and Nursery's absence rate?
- Eling Infant School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Eling Infant School and Nursery publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Eling Infant School and Nursery. 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.