Southwood Infant School
Southwood Lane, Southwood, Farnborough, GU14 0NE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Zoe Wisken
- Constituency
- Aldershot
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 135
- Pupils on roll
- 119
- URN
- 116246
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01252375420
About this school
Southwood Infant School is a community primary school in Farnborough. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 119 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
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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Southwood 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 | 4.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 115 |
| 2023/24 | 124 |
| 2024/25 | 114 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Southwood Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.8% | 5.3% | 119 | — |
| Parsonage Farm Nursery and Infant School | — | 4.9% | 11% | 205 | 0.6 miles |
| Cove Junior School | 54% | 4.4% | 20.1% | 284 | 0.7 miles |
| Tower Hill Primary School | 75% | 5.1% | 24.2% | 418 | 0.7 miles |
| Cove Infant School | — | 5.4% | 16.7% | 172 | 0.8 miles |
| Manor Junior School | 52% | 5.7% | 37.6% | 286 | 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.
Inspection history
- 19 April 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report26 November 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 5.26%
- English as an additional language
- 17.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.84%
- Persistent absence
- 6.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Parsonage Farm Nursery and Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Farnborough
-
Cove Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Farnborough
-
Tower Hill Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Farnborough
-
Cove Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Farnborough
-
Manor Junior School1.0 miles
Primary · Farnborough
Other schools in Farnborough
- Cherrywood Community Primary School Primary
- Cove Infant School Primary
- Cove Junior School Primary
- Farnborough Grange Nursery & Infant Community School Primary
- Grange Community Junior School Primary
- Guillemont Junior School Primary
- Manor Infant School Primary
- Manor Junior School Primary
- North Farnborough Infant School Primary
- Parsonage Farm Nursery and Infant School Primary
- Pinewood Infant School Primary
- South Farnborough Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Southwood Infant School teach?
- Southwood Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Farnborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Southwood Infant School?
- The headteacher of Southwood Infant School is Mrs Zoe Wisken, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Southwood Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Southwood 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 Southwood Infant School?
- Southwood Infant School has 119 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Southwood Infant School full?
- Southwood Infant School has capacity for 135 pupils and 119 on roll (88%), 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 Southwood Infant School a faith school?
- No. Southwood Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Southwood Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Southwood Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Southwood Infant School's absence rate?
- Southwood Infant School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Southwood 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 Southwood 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.