Hiltingbury Infant School
Hiltingbury Road, Chandler's Ford, Eastleigh, SO53 5NP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Phillippa Longman
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Eastleigh
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 268
- URN
- 115980
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02380265414
About this school
Hiltingbury Infant School is a community primary school in Eastleigh. It teaches children aged 5 to 7 and has 268 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hiltingbury Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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 Hiltingbury 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 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 271 |
| 2023/24 | 271 |
| 2024/25 | 271 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hiltingbury Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.6% | 4.4% | 268 | — |
| Hiltingbury Junior School | 81% | 3.4% | 8% | 372 | 0.0 miles |
| Merdon Junior School | 52% | 5% | 10.9% | 221 | 0.7 miles |
| Chandler's Ford Infant School | — | 3.4% | 5.3% | 123 | 0.8 miles |
| Scantabout Primary School | 85% | 2.7% | 7.1% | 216 | 1.0 miles |
| Fryern Infant School | — | 4.7% | 17% | 135 | 1.0 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
- 12 September 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report30 September 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 4.43%
- English as an additional language
- 25.8%
- Overall absence
- 3.63%
- Persistent absence
- 2.66%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hiltingbury Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Eastleigh
-
Merdon Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Eastleigh
-
Chandler's Ford Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Eastleigh
-
Scantabout Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Eastleigh
-
Fryern Infant School1.0 miles
Primary · Eastleigh
Other schools in Eastleigh
- Chandler's Ford Infant School Primary
- Cherbourg Primary School Primary
- Colden Common Primary School Primary
- Fair Oak Infant School Primary
- Fair Oak Junior School Primary
- Fryern Infant School Primary
- Fryern Junior School Primary
- Hiltingbury Junior School Primary
- Knightwood Primary School Primary
- Merdon Junior School Primary
- Nightingale Primary School Primary
- Norwood Primary & Pre-School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Hiltingbury Infant School teach?
- Hiltingbury Infant School teaches children aged 5 to 7. It is a primary school in Eastleigh.
- Who is the headteacher of Hiltingbury Infant School?
- The headteacher of Hiltingbury Infant School is Mrs Phillippa Longman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hiltingbury Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hiltingbury 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 many pupils are at Hiltingbury Infant School?
- Hiltingbury Infant School has 268 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 7.
- Is Hiltingbury Infant School full?
- Hiltingbury Infant School has capacity for 270 pupils and 268 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Hiltingbury Infant School a faith school?
- No. Hiltingbury Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hiltingbury Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Hiltingbury Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Hiltingbury Infant School have?
- The schools register lists Hiltingbury Infant School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Hiltingbury Infant School's absence rate?
- Hiltingbury Infant School's overall absence rate is 3.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Hiltingbury 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 Hiltingbury 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.