Sarisbury Infant School
Barnes Lane, Sarisbury Green, Southampton, SO31 7BJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Charlotte Weavers
- Constituency
- Hamble Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 261
- URN
- 116012
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01489573800
About this school
Sarisbury Infant School is a community primary school in Southampton. It teaches children aged 5 to 7 and has 261 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Sarisbury 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Sarisbury 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 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 259 |
| 2023/24 | 256 |
| 2024/25 | 253 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sarisbury Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.6% | 10.7% | 261 | — |
| Sarisbury Church of England Junior School | 69% | 4% | 14.7% | 367 | 0.4 miles |
| Park Gate Primary School | 51% | 4.1% | 14% | 404 | 0.9 miles |
| Locks Heath Junior School | 70% | 3.7% | 10.6% | 418 | 1.1 miles |
| Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School | — | 3.5% | 9.2% | 277 | 1.1 miles |
| Hook-With-Warsash Church of England Academy | 84% | 3.3% | 13.6% | 421 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10.67%
- English as an additional language
- 4.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.57%
- Persistent absence
- 7.82%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sarisbury Church of England Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Park Gate Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Locks Heath Junior School1.1 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School1.1 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Hook-With-Warsash Church of England Academy1.3 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 ages does Sarisbury Infant School teach?
- Sarisbury Infant School teaches children aged 5 to 7. It is a primary school in Southampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Sarisbury Infant School?
- The headteacher of Sarisbury Infant School is Mrs Charlotte Weavers, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Sarisbury Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sarisbury 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 Sarisbury Infant School?
- Sarisbury Infant School has 261 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 7.
- Is Sarisbury Infant School full?
- Sarisbury Infant School has capacity for 270 pupils and 261 on roll (97%), 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 Sarisbury Infant School a faith school?
- No. Sarisbury Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Sarisbury Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Sarisbury Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Sarisbury Infant School's absence rate?
- Sarisbury Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Sarisbury 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 Sarisbury 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 8 July 2026.