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Hiltingbury Infant School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–7 · Community school
Hiltingbury Road, Chandler's Ford, Eastleigh SO53 5NP · hiltingburyinfant.co.uk · 023 8026 5414
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2023
- Last distance offered
- 2.23 mi
- 3.59 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Hampshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 268
- 99% of 270 places
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Free school meals
- 1.5%
- First language not English
- 18.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 2.23 mi (3.59 km) from the school. Source: Hampshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 92 families put the school first and 90 places were offered; 96% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 90 | 92 | 1▲ | 96% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 89 | 89 | 1 | 96% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 88 | 88 | 1 | 98% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 88 | 95 | 1.1▲ | 93% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 88 | 99 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 2.23 mi3.59 km | |
Ofsted
Hiltingbury Infant School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 12 September 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 12 Sept 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Sept 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2021Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2016Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Oct 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good
What parents said
99% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (144 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 99%
- Replies
- 144
- 1% · 2 Sept 2024
based on the 55% who raised concerns
based on the 22% who had a child bullied
based on 22 parents (15%) with SEND