Foxhills Infant School
Foxhills, Colbury, Southampton, SO40 7ED
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lucy Howe
- Federation
- Foxhills Federation
- Constituency
- New Forest East
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 178
- URN
- 116024
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02380292126
About this school
Foxhills Infant School is a community primary school in Southampton. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 178 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 2 November 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good and saw signs of improvement; a full inspection will follow. 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 Foxhills 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% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 179 |
| 2023/24 | 180 |
| 2024/25 | 179 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Foxhills Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.5% | 5.6% | 178 | — |
| Foxhills Junior School | 68% | 5.3% | 16.9% | 281 | 0.1 miles |
| Hazel Wood Infant School | — | 4.5% | 15.7% | 202 | 0.9 miles |
| Netley Marsh Church of England Infant School | — | 4.8% | 7.6% | 66 | 1.1 miles |
| Abbotswood Junior School | 60% | 4.9% | 30.2% | 629 | 1.1 miles |
| Lydlynch Infant School | — | 6.4% | 31.7% | 112 | 1.2 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)
- 5.59%
- English as an additional language
- 1.7%
- Overall absence
- 3.46%
- Persistent absence
- 3.31%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Foxhills Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Hazel Wood Infant School0.9 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Netley Marsh Church of England Infant School1.1 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Abbotswood Junior School1.1 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Lydlynch Infant School1.2 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 Foxhills Infant School teach?
- Foxhills Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Southampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Foxhills Infant School?
- The headteacher of Foxhills Infant School is Mrs Lucy Howe, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Foxhills Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Foxhills 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 Foxhills Infant School?
- Foxhills Infant School has 178 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Foxhills Infant School full?
- Foxhills Infant School has capacity for 180 pupils and 178 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 Foxhills Infant School a faith school?
- No. Foxhills Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Foxhills Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Foxhills Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Foxhills Infant School?
- Foxhills Infant School is part of the Foxhills Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Foxhills Infant School's absence rate?
- Foxhills Infant School's overall absence rate is 3.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Foxhills 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 Foxhills 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.