Hart Plain Infant School
Hart Plain Avenue, Cowplain, Hants, PO8 8RZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sharon Peckham
- Constituency
- Fareham and Waterlooville
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 134
- URN
- 115966
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02392262511
About this school
Hart Plain Infant School is a community primary school in Hants. It teaches children aged 4 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 26 April 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 Hart Plain 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 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 123 |
| 2023/24 | 116 |
| 2024/25 | 130 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hart Plain Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.3% | 41.5% | 134 | — |
| Hart Plain Junior School | 47% | 5.3% | 48.8% | 179 | 0.1 miles |
| Padnell Infant School | — | 3.1% | 12.6% | 266 | 0.7 miles |
| Queen's Inclosure Primary School | 64% | 3.6% | 11.1% | 414 | 0.8 miles |
| Padnell Junior School | 72% | 3.2% | 18.3% | 360 | 0.8 miles |
| Woodcroft Primary | 39% | 8.2% | 63.5% | 203 | 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)
- 41.54%
- English as an additional language
- 11.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.32%
- Persistent absence
- 15.19%
Location
Nearby schools
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Hart Plain Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Waterlooville
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Padnell Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Waterlooville
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Queen's Inclosure Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Waterlooville
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Padnell Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Waterlooville
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Woodcroft Primary0.8 miles
Primary · Waterlooville
Common questions
- What year groups does Hart Plain Infant School teach?
- Hart Plain Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Hants.
- Who is the headteacher of Hart Plain Infant School?
- The headteacher of Hart Plain Infant School is Mrs Sharon Peckham, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hart Plain Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hart Plain 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 Hart Plain Infant School?
- Hart Plain Infant School has 134 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Hart Plain Infant School full?
- Hart Plain Infant School has capacity for 180 pupils and 134 on roll (74%), 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 Hart Plain Infant School a faith school?
- No. Hart Plain Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hart Plain Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Hart Plain Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Hart Plain Infant School's absence rate?
- Hart Plain Infant School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Hart Plain 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 Hart Plain 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.