Fairisle Infant and Nursery School
Fairisle Road, Lordshill, Southampton, SO16 8BY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- Bridge Education Trust
- Headteacher
- Miss Juliette Owens
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Southampton Test
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 324
- URN
- 116251
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02380731199
About this school
Fairisle Infant and Nursery School is a foundation primary school in Southampton. It teaches children aged 2 to 7 and has 324 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
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
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Fairisle Infant and Nursery 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 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 299 |
| 2023/24 | 330 |
| 2024/25 | 327 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Fairisle Infant and Nursery School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 7.6% | 34.9% | 324 | — |
| Fairisle Junior School | 76% | 5.5% | 45.4% | 375 | 0.0 miles |
| Rownhams St John's Church of England Primary School | 63% | 4.6% | 12.3% | 334 | 0.5 miles |
| Sinclair Primary and Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools | 81% | 5.9% | 35.3% | 222 | 0.6 miles |
| Nursling Church of England Primary School | 67% | 4.7% | 19.2% | 195 | 0.6 miles |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools | 78% | 8.1% | 25.4% | 412 | 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 34.85%
- English as an additional language
- 22.3%
- Overall absence
- 7.56%
- Persistent absence
- 25%
Location
Nearby schools
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Fairisle Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Southampton
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Rownhams St John's Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Southampton
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Sinclair Primary and Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools0.6 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Nursling Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Southampton
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Holy Family Catholic Primary School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools0.8 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 year groups does Fairisle Infant and Nursery School teach?
- Fairisle Infant and Nursery School teaches children aged 2 to 7. It is a primary school in Southampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Fairisle Infant and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Fairisle Infant and Nursery School is Miss Juliette Owens, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Fairisle Infant and Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Fairisle Infant and Nursery 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 Fairisle Infant and Nursery School?
- Fairisle Infant and Nursery School has 324 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 7.
- Is Fairisle Infant and Nursery School full?
- Fairisle Infant and Nursery School has capacity for 270 pupils and 324 on roll (120%), 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 Fairisle Infant and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Fairisle Infant and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Fairisle Infant and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Fairisle Infant and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Fairisle Infant and Nursery School?
- Fairisle Infant and Nursery School is part of Bridge Education Trust. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Fairisle Infant and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Fairisle Infant and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 7.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Fairisle Infant and Nursery 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 Fairisle Infant and Nursery 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.