Knights Enham Nursery and Infant School
King Arthurs Way, Andover, SP10 4BS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Acting Headteacher
- Mr Daniel Whitehouse
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- Knights Enham Schools
- Constituency
- North West Hampshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 250
- Pupils on roll
- 161
- URN
- 116026
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01264352151
About this school
Knights Enham Nursery and Infant School is a community primary school in Andover. It teaches children aged 2 to 7 and has 161 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
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
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How Knights Enham Nursery and 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 | 7.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 195 |
| 2023/24 | 180 |
| 2024/25 | 188 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Knights Enham Nursery and 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 | — | 4.5% | 48.9% | 161 | — |
| The Knights Enham Junior School | 69% | 4.7% | 61.7% | 173 | 0.0 miles |
| Roman Way Primary School | 45% | 5.9% | 40.2% | 208 | 0.3 miles |
| Endeavour Primary School | — | — | — | — | 0.7 miles |
| Vigo Primary School | 50% | 4.6% | 34.7% | 586 | 1.0 miles |
| Andover Church of England Primary School | 38% | 6.3% | 38.4% | 202 | 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report3 March 2026
- 10 May 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 48.89%
- English as an additional language
- 22.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.54%
- Persistent absence
- 7.84%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Knights Enham Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Andover
-
Roman Way Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Andover
-
Endeavour Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Andover
-
Vigo Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Andover
-
Andover Church of England Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Andover
Other schools in Andover
- Abbotts Ann Church of England Primary School Primary
- Amport Church of England Primary School Primary
- Andover Church of England Primary School Primary
- Anton Infant School Primary
- Anton Junior School Primary
- Appleshaw St Peter's CofE Primary School Primary
- Balksbury Infant School Primary
- Balksbury Junior School Primary
- Clatford Church of England Primary School Primary
- Endeavour Primary School Primary
- Grateley Primary School Primary
- Hurstbourne Tarrant Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Knights Enham Nursery and Infant School teach?
- Knights Enham Nursery and Infant School teaches children aged 2 to 7. It is a primary school in Andover.
- Who is the acting headteacher of Knights Enham Nursery and Infant School?
- The acting headteacher of Knights Enham Nursery and Infant School is Mr Daniel Whitehouse, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Knights Enham Nursery and Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Knights Enham Nursery and 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 Knights Enham Nursery and Infant School?
- Knights Enham Nursery and Infant School has 161 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 7.
- Is Knights Enham Nursery and Infant School full?
- Knights Enham Nursery and Infant School has capacity for 250 pupils and 161 on roll (64%), 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 Knights Enham Nursery and Infant School a faith school?
- No. Knights Enham Nursery and Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Knights Enham Nursery and Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Knights Enham Nursery and Infant School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Knights Enham Nursery and Infant School?
- Knights Enham Nursery and Infant School is part of the Knights Enham Schools federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Knights Enham Nursery and Infant School's absence rate?
- Knights Enham Nursery and Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Knights Enham Nursery and 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 Knights Enham Nursery and 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.