Hazel Wood Infant School
Hazel Farm Road, Totton, Southampton, SO40 8WU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Hannah Simpson-Riggs
- Federation
- The Federation of Hazel Wood Infant School and Lydlynch Infant School
- Constituency
- New Forest East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 202
- URN
- 116243
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02380666767
About this school
Hazel Wood Infant School is a community primary school in Southampton. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 202 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hazel Wood 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Hazel Wood 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 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 195 |
| 2023/24 | 197 |
| 2024/25 | 198 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hazel Wood Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.5% | 15.7% | 202 | — |
| Abbotswood Junior School | 60% | 4.9% | 30.2% | 629 | 0.6 miles |
| Netley Marsh Church of England Infant School | — | 4.8% | 7.6% | 66 | 0.6 miles |
| Lydlynch Infant School | — | 6.4% | 31.7% | 112 | 0.8 miles |
| Oakfield Academy | 71% | 4.9% | 23.9% | 162 | 0.8 miles |
| Calmore Junior School | 58% | 4.7% | 37.3% | 195 | 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)
- 15.66%
- English as an additional language
- 13.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.48%
- Persistent absence
- 8.33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Abbotswood Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Netley Marsh Church of England Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Lydlynch Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Oakfield Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Calmore Junior School0.8 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 ages does Hazel Wood Infant School teach?
- Hazel Wood Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Southampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Hazel Wood Infant School?
- The headteacher of Hazel Wood Infant School is Mrs Hannah Simpson-Riggs, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hazel Wood Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hazel Wood 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 Hazel Wood Infant School?
- Hazel Wood Infant School has 202 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Hazel Wood Infant School full?
- Hazel Wood Infant School has capacity for 240 pupils and 202 on roll (84%), 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 Hazel Wood Infant School a faith school?
- No. Hazel Wood Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hazel Wood Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Hazel Wood Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Hazel Wood Infant School part of an academy trust?
- Hazel Wood Infant School is part of the The Federation of Hazel Wood Infant School and Lydlynch Infant School federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Hazel Wood Infant School's absence rate?
- Hazel Wood Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Hazel Wood 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 Hazel Wood 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.