Harnham Infants' School
Saxon Road, Salisbury, SP2 8JZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Natasha Dorrington
- Constituency
- Salisbury
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 215
- URN
- 126206
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01722327338
About this school
Harnham Infants' School is a community primary school in Salisbury. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 215 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's most recent visit was a short inspection on 6 November 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 Harnham Infants' 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 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 229 |
| 2023/24 | 219 |
| 2024/25 | 224 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Harnham Infants' School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.8% | 15.2% | 215 | — |
| Harnham Church of England Controlled Junior School | 57% | 5% | 19.8% | 265 | 0.0 miles |
| St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Salisbury | 77% | 4.6% | 7.6% | 209 | 0.6 miles |
| Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School | 69% | 5.2% | 17.3% | 225 | 1.0 miles |
| St Martin's CofE Primary School | 47% | 6.9% | 31.1% | 141 | 1.1 miles |
| Sarum St Paul's CofE (VA) Primary School | 64% | 4.7% | 15.7% | 214 | 1.2 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)
- 15.18%
- English as an additional language
- 12.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.77%
- Persistent absence
- 12.57%
Location
Nearby schools
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Harnham Church of England Controlled Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Salisbury
-
St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Salisbury0.6 miles
Primary · Salisbury
-
Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Salisbury
-
St Martin's CofE Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Salisbury
-
Sarum St Paul's CofE (VA) Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Salisbury
Other schools in Salisbury
- Alderbury and West Grimstead Church of England Primary School Primary
- Amesbury Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Bemerton St John Church of England Primary Primary
- Broad Chalke CofE Primary School Primary
- Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School Primary
- Chilmark and Fonthill Bishop Church of England Aided Primary School Primary
- Coombe Bissett Church of England Primary School Primary
- Dinton CofE Primary School Primary
- Downton CofE VA Primary School Primary
- Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School Primary
- Durrington Church of England Controlled Junior School Primary
- Gomeldon Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Harnham Infants' School teach?
- Harnham Infants' School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Salisbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Harnham Infants' School?
- The headteacher of Harnham Infants' School is Miss Natasha Dorrington, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Harnham Infants' School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Harnham Infants' 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 Harnham Infants' School?
- Harnham Infants' School has 215 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Harnham Infants' School full?
- Harnham Infants' School has capacity for 270 pupils and 215 on roll (80%), 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 Harnham Infants' School a faith school?
- No. Harnham Infants' School has no designated religious character.
- Does Harnham Infants' School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Harnham Infants' School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Harnham Infants' School's absence rate?
- Harnham Infants' School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Harnham Infants' 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 Harnham Infants' 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.