Woolston Infant School
Florence Road, Southampton, SO19 9DB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HAMWIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Simon Arthur
- Sponsor
- Hamwic Education Trust
- Constituency
- Southampton Itchen
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 189
- Pupils on roll
- 160
- URN
- 148113
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02380444447
About this school
Woolston Infant School is a primary academy in Southampton. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 160 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 7 March 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Trends over time
How Woolston 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 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 171 |
| 2023/24 | 171 |
| 2024/25 | 172 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Woolston Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.8% | 23.8% | 160 | — |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School | 82% | 4.5% | 24.7% | 428 | 0.2 miles |
| Ludlow Infant Academy | — | 5.1% | 33.3% | 231 | 0.4 miles |
| Ludlow Junior School | 66% | 5.7% | 37.2% | 579 | 0.5 miles |
| Weston Park Primary School | 62% | 8.1% | 59.5% | 497 | 0.7 miles |
| St Monica Primary School | 47% | 4.9% | 35.8% | 331 | 0.8 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)
- 23.84%
- English as an additional language
- 23.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.81%
- Persistent absence
- 12.9%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Southampton
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Ludlow Infant Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Southampton
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Ludlow Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Weston Park Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
St Monica Primary School0.8 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 Woolston Infant School teach?
- Woolston Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Southampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Woolston Infant School?
- The headteacher of Woolston Infant School is Mr Simon Arthur, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Woolston Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woolston 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 Woolston Infant School?
- Woolston Infant School has 160 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Woolston Infant School full?
- Woolston Infant School has capacity for 189 pupils and 160 on roll (85%), 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 Woolston Infant School a faith school?
- No. Woolston Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Woolston Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Woolston Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Woolston Infant School?
- Woolston 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 Woolston Infant School's absence rate?
- Woolston Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Woolston 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 Woolston 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.