Sun Hill Infant and Preschool
Sun Lane, Alresford, SO24 9NB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helen Wilson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Winchester
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 135
- Pupils on roll
- 127
- URN
- 115992
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01962732632
About this school
Sun Hill Infant and Preschool is a community primary school in Alresford. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 127 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Sun Hill Infant and Preschool, and its latest judgement is set out 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How Sun Hill Infant and Preschool 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 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 133 |
| 2023/24 | 130 |
| 2024/25 | 131 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sun Hill Infant and Preschool compares
Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.3% | 9.5% | 127 | — |
| Sun Hill Junior School | 58% | 4% | 10.9% | 145 | 0.0 miles |
| Cheriton Primary School | 70% | 3.7% | 11.3% | 70 | 2.2 miles |
| Itchen Abbas Primary School | 67% | 3.5% | 16.7% | 62 | 3.4 miles |
| Ropley CofE Primary School | 84% | 4.4% | 4% | 180 | 3.4 miles |
| Four Marks Church of England Primary School | 70% | 5.4% | 6.5% | 271 | 4.9 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report6 January 2026
- 14 September 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.52%
- English as an additional language
- 6.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.32%
- Persistent absence
- 10.81%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sun Hill Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Alresford
-
Cheriton Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Alresford
-
Itchen Abbas Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · Winchester
-
Ropley CofE Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · Alresford
-
Four Marks Church of England Primary School4.9 miles
Primary · Alton
Other schools in Alresford
- Cheriton Primary School Primary
- Ropley CofE Primary School Primary
- Sun Hill Junior School Primary
- Perins School Secondary
- Brockwood Park School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Sun Hill Infant and Preschool teach?
- Sun Hill Infant and Preschool teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Alresford.
- Who is the headteacher of Sun Hill Infant and Preschool?
- The headteacher of Sun Hill Infant and Preschool is Mrs Helen Wilson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Sun Hill Infant and Preschool been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sun Hill Infant and Preschool, 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 Sun Hill Infant and Preschool?
- Sun Hill Infant and Preschool has 127 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Sun Hill Infant and Preschool full?
- Sun Hill Infant and Preschool has capacity for 135 pupils and 127 on roll (94%), 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 Sun Hill Infant and Preschool a faith school?
- No. Sun Hill Infant and Preschool has no designated religious character.
- Does Sun Hill Infant and Preschool have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Sun Hill Infant and Preschool as having nursery classes.
- What is Sun Hill Infant and Preschool's absence rate?
- Sun Hill Infant and Preschool's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Sun Hill Infant and Preschool publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Sun Hill Infant and Preschool. 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.