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Pinewood Infant School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–7 · Community school
Pinewood Park, Farnborough GU14 9LE · pinewoodinfants.co.uk · 01252 511885
On the mapSearch near GU14 9LE
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Mar 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Last distance offered
- 0.39 mi
- 0.63 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Hampshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.7
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 107
- 95% of 113 places
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Free school meals
- 26.2%
- First language not English
- 15%
- 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 0.39 mi (628 m) from the school. Source: Hampshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 48 families put the school first and 29 places were offered; 60% 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 | 29 | 48 | 1.7▲ | 60% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 40 | 1.3▲ | 70% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 44 | 1.5▲ | 64% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 86% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 29 | 42 | 1.4▲ | 62% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.39 mi0.63 km | |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Pinewood Infant School on 17 March 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 17 Mar 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2021Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Sept 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Nov 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (39 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Positive
- 92%
- Replies
- 39
- 36% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 90% who raised concerns
based on 5 parents (13%) whose child was bullied
based on 13 parents (33%) with SEND