Clarendon Infant School (Clarendon Federation)
Ordnance Road, Tidworth, SP9 7QD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Pamela Evans
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 193
- URN
- 126493
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01980843381
About this school
Clarendon Infant School (Clarendon Federation) is a foundation primary school in Tidworth. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 193 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
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
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Clarendon Infant School (Clarendon Federation) 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 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 242 |
| 2023/24 | 220 |
| 2024/25 | 214 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Clarendon Infant School (Clarendon Federation) compares
Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.7% | 14.5% | 193 | — |
| Clarendon Junior School (Clarendon Federation) | 63% | 5% | 15.1% | 286 | 0.0 miles |
| Wellington Lions Primary Academy | 53% | 4.4% | 17.1% | 187 | 0.5 miles |
| Zouch Academy | 58% | 4.7% | 10.1% | 433 | 0.8 miles |
| Wellington Eagles Primary Academy | 43% | 4.6% | 13% | 178 | 1.6 miles |
| Shipton Bellinger Primary School | 50% | 4.4% | 5.6% | 116 | 2.2 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)
- 14.49%
- English as an additional language
- 15%
- Overall absence
- 5.72%
- Persistent absence
- 13.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Clarendon Junior School (Clarendon Federation)0.0 miles
Primary · Tidworth
-
Wellington Lions Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Tidworth
-
Zouch Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Tidworth
-
Wellington Eagles Primary Academy1.6 miles
Primary · Andover
-
Shipton Bellinger Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Tidworth
Other schools in Tidworth
- Clarendon Junior School (Clarendon Federation) Primary
- Shipton Bellinger Primary School Primary
- Wellington Lions Primary Academy Primary
- Zouch Academy Primary
Recorded changes at this school
- School name changed from Clarendon Infants' School to Clarendon Infant School (Clarendon Federation) recorded 30 Sep 2026
Common questions
- What year groups does Clarendon Infant School (Clarendon Federation) teach?
- Clarendon Infant School (Clarendon Federation) teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Tidworth.
- Who is the headteacher of Clarendon Infant School (Clarendon Federation)?
- The headteacher of Clarendon Infant School (Clarendon Federation) is Mrs Pamela Evans, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Clarendon Infant School (Clarendon Federation) last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Clarendon Infant School (Clarendon Federation), 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 Clarendon Infant School (Clarendon Federation)?
- Clarendon Infant School (Clarendon Federation) has 193 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Clarendon Infant School (Clarendon Federation) full?
- Clarendon Infant School (Clarendon Federation) has capacity for 315 pupils and 193 on roll (61%), 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 Clarendon Infant School (Clarendon Federation) a faith school?
- No. Clarendon Infant School (Clarendon Federation) has no designated religious character.
- Does Clarendon Infant School (Clarendon Federation) have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Clarendon Infant School (Clarendon Federation) as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Clarendon Infant School (Clarendon Federation) have?
- The schools register lists Clarendon Infant School (Clarendon Federation)'s special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Clarendon Infant School (Clarendon Federation)'s absence rate?
- Clarendon Infant School (Clarendon Federation)'s overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Clarendon Infant School (Clarendon Federation) publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Clarendon Infant School (Clarendon Federation). 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 September 2026.