Cupernham Infant School
Bransley Close, Woodley Lane, Romsey, SO51 7JT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Duncan Wells
- Constituency
- Romsey and Southampton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 246
- URN
- 116048
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01794514494
About this school
Cupernham Infant School is a community primary school in Romsey. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 246 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Cupernham 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 Cupernham 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 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 252 |
| 2023/24 | 248 |
| 2024/25 | 244 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cupernham Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.3% | 13.5% | 246 | — |
| Cupernham Junior School | 66% | 5.8% | 21% | 343 | 0.0 miles |
| Romsey Primary School & Nursery | 50% | 4.2% | 18.1% | 301 | 0.4 miles |
| Halterworth Primary School | 68% | 3.7% | 8.2% | 437 | 0.8 miles |
| Romsey Abbey Church of England Primary School | 61% | 4.2% | 37.1% | 201 | 1.2 miles |
| Braishfield Primary School | 71% | 3.8% | 15.7% | 103 | 1.7 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)
- 13.52%
- English as an additional language
- 3.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.34%
- Persistent absence
- 9.47%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cupernham Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Romsey
-
Romsey Primary School & Nursery0.4 miles
Primary · Romsey
-
Halterworth Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Romsey
-
Romsey Abbey Church of England Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Romsey
-
Braishfield Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Romsey
Other schools in Romsey
- Awbridge Primary School Primary
- Braishfield Primary School Primary
- Cupernham Junior School Primary
- Halterworth Primary School Primary
- Lockerley Church of England Endowed Primary School Primary
- Romsey Abbey Church of England Primary School Primary
- Romsey Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Wellow Primary School Primary
- The Mountbatten School Secondary
- The Romsey School Secondary
- St Edward's School Special schools
- Embley Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Cupernham Infant School teach?
- Cupernham Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Romsey.
- Who is the headteacher of Cupernham Infant School?
- The headteacher of Cupernham Infant School is Mr Duncan Wells, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Cupernham Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cupernham 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 Cupernham Infant School?
- Cupernham Infant School has 246 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Cupernham Infant School full?
- Cupernham Infant School has capacity for 270 pupils and 246 on roll (91%), 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 Cupernham Infant School a faith school?
- No. Cupernham Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Cupernham Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Cupernham Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Cupernham Infant School's absence rate?
- Cupernham Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Cupernham 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 Cupernham 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.