Calmore Infant School
Calmore Drive, Calmore, Southampton, SO40 2ZZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Willes
- Constituency
- New Forest East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 174
- URN
- 116049
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02380865994
About this school
Calmore Infant School is a community primary school in Southampton. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 174 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 18 October 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 Calmore 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 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 165 |
| 2023/24 | 162 |
| 2024/25 | 176 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Calmore 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% | 27.3% | 174 | — |
| Calmore Junior School | 58% | 4.7% | 37.3% | 195 | 0.0 miles |
| Oakfield Academy | 71% | 4.9% | 23.9% | 162 | 0.6 miles |
| Hazel Wood Infant School | — | 4.5% | 15.7% | 202 | 0.8 miles |
| Abbotswood Junior School | 60% | 4.9% | 30.2% | 629 | 0.9 miles |
| Lydlynch Infant School | — | 6.4% | 31.7% | 112 | 1.0 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)
- 27.27%
- English as an additional language
- 6.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.33%
- Persistent absence
- 5.83%
Location
Nearby schools
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Calmore Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Oakfield Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Southampton
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Hazel Wood Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Southampton
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Abbotswood Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Southampton
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Lydlynch Infant School1.0 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 Calmore Infant School teach?
- Calmore Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Southampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Calmore Infant School?
- The headteacher of Calmore Infant School is Mrs Sarah Willes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Calmore Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Calmore 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 Calmore Infant School?
- Calmore Infant School has 174 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Calmore Infant School full?
- Calmore Infant School has capacity for 180 pupils and 174 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 Calmore Infant School a faith school?
- No. Calmore Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Calmore Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Calmore Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Calmore Infant School's absence rate?
- Calmore Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Calmore 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 Calmore 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.