Fawley Infant School
School Road, Fawley, Southampton, SO45 1EA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- INSPIRE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mr Tariq Sasso
- Sponsor
- Inspire Learning Partnership
- Constituency
- New Forest East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 90
- Pupils on roll
- 19
- URN
- 141473
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02380897391
About this school
Fawley Infant School is a primary academy in Southampton. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 19 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
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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Fawley 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 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 54 |
| 2023/24 | 41 |
| 2024/25 | 44 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Fawley Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.1% | 31.8% | 19 | — |
| Blackfield Primary and Nursery School | 66% | 4.4% | 37.3% | 434 | 1.1 miles |
| Cadland Primary School | 73% | 5.7% | 42.5% | 379 | 1.5 miles |
| Manor Church of England Infant School | — | 5.1% | 10% | 49 | 1.8 miles |
| Hamble Primary School | 70% | 5.4% | 22.8% | 349 | 2.9 miles |
| Hook-With-Warsash Church of England Academy | 84% | 3.3% | 13.6% | 421 | 3.0 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)
- 31.82%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 6.08%
- Persistent absence
- 10.71%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Blackfield Primary and Nursery School1.1 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Cadland Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Holbury
-
Manor Church of England Infant School1.8 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Hamble Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Hook-With-Warsash Church of England Academy3.0 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 Fawley Infant School teach?
- Fawley Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Southampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Fawley Infant School?
- The headteacher of Fawley Infant School is Mr Tariq Sasso, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Fawley Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Fawley 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 Fawley Infant School?
- Fawley Infant School has 19 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Fawley Infant School full?
- Fawley Infant School has capacity for 90 pupils and 19 on roll (21%), 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 Fawley Infant School a faith school?
- No. Fawley Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Fawley Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Fawley Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Fawley Infant School?
- Fawley Infant School is part of INSPIRE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Fawley Infant School's absence rate?
- Fawley Infant School's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Fawley 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 Fawley 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.