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Bidbury Infant School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–7 · Community school
Fraser Road, Bedhampton, Havant PO9 3EF · bidbury-inf.hants.sch.uk · 023 9248 3336
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2024
- Last distance offered
- 1.26 mi
- 2.03 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Hampshire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 163
- 91% of 180 places
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 17.2%
- First language not English
- 4.3%
- 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 1.26 mi (2.03 km) from the school. Source: Hampshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 52 families put the school first and 59 places were offered; 88% 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 | 59 | 52 | 0.9 | 88% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 44 | 41 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 57 | 1 | 93% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 59 | 1 | 90% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 65 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.26 mi2.03 km | |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Bidbury Infant School on 15 October 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 15 Oct 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jan 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2014Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Jul 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (57 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 82%
- Replies
- 57
- 31% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 23% who had a child bullied
based on 14 parents (25%) with SEND