Talavera Infant School
Gun Hill, Aldershot, GU11 1RG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Deborah Cook
- Constituency
- Aldershot
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 298
- URN
- 116151
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01252323137
About this school
Talavera Infant School is a community primary school in Aldershot. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 298 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 18 May 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 Talavera 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 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 265 |
| 2023/24 | 270 |
| 2024/25 | 324 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Talavera Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.1% | 6.2% | 298 | — |
| Talavera Junior School | 77% | 2.3% | 15.4% | 495 | 0.0 miles |
| The Cambridge Primary School | 43% | 5.5% | 27.2% | 415 | 0.5 miles |
| Stanhope Primary School | — | — | — | 59 | 0.6 miles |
| Wellington Community Primary School | 61% | 3.8% | 23% | 403 | 0.6 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 88% | 3.3% | 8.4% | 487 | 0.8 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)
- 6.17%
- English as an additional language
- 64.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.05%
- Persistent absence
- 11.92%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Talavera Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Aldershot
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The Cambridge Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Aldershot
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Stanhope Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Aldershot
-
Wellington Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Aldershot
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Aldershot
Other schools in Aldershot
- Marlborough Infant School Primary
- Park Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Michael's Church of England Controlled Infant School Primary
- St Michael's Church of England Controlled Junior School Primary
- Stanhope Primary School Primary
- Talavera Junior School Primary
- The Cambridge Primary School Primary
- Wellington Community Primary School Primary
- Alderwood School All-through
- Inclusion School Aldershot Special schools
- Rowhill School Academies
Common questions
- What year groups does Talavera Infant School teach?
- Talavera Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Aldershot.
- Who is the headteacher of Talavera Infant School?
- The headteacher of Talavera Infant School is Mrs Deborah Cook, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Talavera Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Talavera 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 Talavera Infant School?
- Talavera Infant School has 298 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Talavera Infant School full?
- Talavera Infant School has capacity for 270 pupils and 298 on roll (110%), so it is at or above 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 Talavera Infant School a faith school?
- No. Talavera Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Talavera Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Talavera Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Talavera Infant School's absence rate?
- Talavera Infant School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Talavera 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 Talavera 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.