Weston Shore Infant School
Foxcott Close, Weston, Southampton, SO19 9JQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- HAMWIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr James Wiltshire
- Sponsor
- Hamwic Education Trust
- Constituency
- Southampton Itchen
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 90
- Pupils on roll
- 64
- URN
- 146029
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02380390399
About this school
Weston Shore Infant School is a primary academy in Southampton. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 64 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Weston Shore Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Weston Shore 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 | 7.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 75 |
| 2023/24 | 72 |
| 2024/25 | 73 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Weston Shore Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 7% | 69.9% | 64 | — |
| Weston Park Primary School | 62% | 8.1% | 59.5% | 497 | 0.6 miles |
| Netley Abbey Junior School | 57% | 6.4% | 24.1% | 341 | 0.7 miles |
| Netley Abbey Infant School | — | 5.6% | 21.3% | 229 | 0.7 miles |
| Woolston Infant School | — | 4.8% | 23.8% | 160 | 0.9 miles |
| St Monica Primary School | 47% | 4.9% | 35.8% | 331 | 1.0 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)
- 69.86%
- English as an additional language
- 11%
- Overall absence
- 6.98%
- Persistent absence
- 26.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Weston Park Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Netley Abbey Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Netley Abbey Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Woolston Infant School0.9 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
St Monica Primary School1.0 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 ages does Weston Shore Infant School teach?
- Weston Shore Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Southampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Weston Shore Infant School?
- The headteacher of Weston Shore Infant School is Mr James Wiltshire, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Weston Shore Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Weston Shore 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 many pupils are at Weston Shore Infant School?
- Weston Shore Infant School has 64 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Weston Shore Infant School full?
- Weston Shore Infant School has capacity for 90 pupils and 64 on roll (71%), 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 Weston Shore Infant School a faith school?
- No. Weston Shore Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Is Weston Shore Infant School part of an academy trust?
- Weston Shore 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 Weston Shore Infant School's absence rate?
- Weston Shore Infant School's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Weston Shore 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 Weston Shore 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 10 July 2026.