Glenfield Infant School
Rossington Way, Bitterne, Southampton, SO18 4RN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HAMWIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Clare Clifford
- Sponsor
- Hamwic Education Trust
- Constituency
- Southampton Itchen
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 226
- URN
- 140516
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02380227966
About this school
Glenfield Infant School is a primary academy in Southampton. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 226 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 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
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How Glenfield 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 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 261 |
| 2023/24 | 268 |
| 2024/25 | 260 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Glenfield Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.5% | 25.4% | 226 | — |
| Beechwood Junior School | 66% | 4.2% | 32.8% | 350 | 0.2 miles |
| Bitterne Church of England Primary School | 47% | 4.9% | 24.6% | 395 | 0.3 miles |
| Bitterne Manor Primary and Nursery School | 47% | 5.8% | 33.3% | 224 | 0.6 miles |
| Harefield Primary School | 59% | 6.6% | 41.5% | 397 | 0.7 miles |
| Moorlands Primary School | 38% | 6.7% | 42% | 393 | 0.7 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)
- 25.38%
- English as an additional language
- 16.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.46%
- Persistent absence
- 15.3%
Location
Nearby schools
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Beechwood Junior School0.2 miles
Primary · Southampton
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Bitterne Church of England Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Southampton
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Bitterne Manor Primary and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Southampton
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Harefield Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Southampton
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Moorlands Primary School0.7 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 Glenfield Infant School teach?
- Glenfield Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Southampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Glenfield Infant School?
- The headteacher of Glenfield Infant School is Mrs Clare Clifford, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Glenfield Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Glenfield 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 Glenfield Infant School?
- Glenfield Infant School has 226 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Glenfield Infant School full?
- Glenfield Infant School has capacity for 240 pupils and 226 on roll (94%), 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 Glenfield Infant School a faith school?
- No. Glenfield Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Glenfield Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Glenfield Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Glenfield Infant School?
- Glenfield 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 Glenfield Infant School's absence rate?
- Glenfield Infant School's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Glenfield 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 Glenfield 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 1 July 2026.