Townhill Infant School
Benhams Road, Southampton, SO18 2FG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HAMWIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Beverly Corbin
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Hamwic Education Trust
- Constituency
- Eastleigh
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 143
- URN
- 140478
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02380474835
About this school
Townhill Infant School is a primary academy in Southampton. It teaches children aged 2 to 7 and has 143 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How Townhill 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 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 155 |
| 2023/24 | 181 |
| 2024/25 | 160 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Townhill Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 7.2% | 39.4% | 143 | — |
| Townhill Junior School | 48% | 6.4% | 48.8% | 210 | 0.0 miles |
| Moorlands Primary School | 38% | 6.7% | 42% | 393 | 0.4 miles |
| Harefield Primary School | 59% | 6.6% | 41.5% | 397 | 0.8 miles |
| Mansbridge Primary School | 58% | 6.7% | 51% | 199 | 0.9 miles |
| Bitterne Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools | 69% | 4.1% | 18.2% | 725 | 0.9 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
-
Graded inspection report6 May 2026
- 27 April 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 39.39%
- English as an additional language
- 17.5%
- Overall absence
- 7.24%
- Persistent absence
- 24.27%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Townhill Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Moorlands Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Harefield Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Mansbridge Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Bitterne Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools0.9 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 Townhill Infant School teach?
- Townhill Infant School teaches children aged 2 to 7. It is a primary school in Southampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Townhill Infant School?
- The headteacher of Townhill Infant School is Mrs Beverly Corbin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Townhill Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Townhill 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 Townhill Infant School?
- Townhill Infant School has 143 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 7.
- Is Townhill Infant School full?
- Townhill Infant School has capacity for 270 pupils and 143 on roll (53%), 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 Townhill Infant School a faith school?
- No. Townhill Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Townhill Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Townhill Infant School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Townhill Infant School?
- Townhill Infant School is part of HAMWIC EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Townhill Infant School's absence rate?
- Townhill Infant School's overall absence rate is 7.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Townhill 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 Townhill 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 13 August 2026.