Bidbury Infant School
Fraser Road, Bedhampton, Havant, PO9 3EF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Hall
- Constituency
- Havant
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 163
- URN
- 116084
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02392483336
About this school
Bidbury Infant School is a community primary school in Havant. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 163 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 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 Bidbury 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 | 4.6% | 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 | 180 |
| 2023/24 | 180 |
| 2024/25 | 181 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bidbury 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% | 14.9% | 163 | — |
| Bidbury Junior School | 49% | 5.4% | 25.9% | 240 | 0.0 miles |
| St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Havant | 58% | 5.4% | 16.4% | 356 | 0.1 miles |
| Barncroft Primary School | 57% | 7.1% | 44.9% | 435 | 0.4 miles |
| Trosnant Junior School | 44% | 7% | 71.5% | 237 | 0.6 miles |
| Trosnant Infant School | — | 5.7% | 59% | 164 | 0.6 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)
- 14.92%
- English as an additional language
- 3.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.31%
- Persistent absence
- 7.38%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bidbury Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Havant
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St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Havant0.1 miles
Primary · Havant
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Barncroft Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Havant
-
Trosnant Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Havant
-
Trosnant Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Havant
Other schools in Havant
- Barncroft Primary School Primary
- Bidbury Junior School Primary
- Bosmere Junior School Primary
- Fairfield Infant School Primary
- Front Lawn Primary Academy Primary
- Riders Infant School Primary
- Riders Junior School Primary
- Sharps Copse Primary and Nursery School Primary
- St Alban's Church of England Aided Primary School Primary
- St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Havant Primary
- Trosnant Infant School Primary
- Trosnant Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Bidbury Infant School teach?
- Bidbury Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Havant.
- Who is the headteacher of Bidbury Infant School?
- The headteacher of Bidbury Infant School is Mrs Emma Hall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bidbury Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bidbury 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 Bidbury Infant School?
- Bidbury Infant School has 163 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Bidbury Infant School full?
- Bidbury Infant School has capacity for 180 pupils and 163 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 Bidbury Infant School a faith school?
- No. Bidbury Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bidbury Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bidbury Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Bidbury Infant School's absence rate?
- Bidbury Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Bidbury 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 Bidbury 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.