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Southbourne Infant School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–7 · Community school
New Road, Southbourne, Emsworth PO10 8JX · southbourneinfants.co.uk · 01243 372727
On the mapSearch near PO10 8JX
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Sept 2023
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · West Sussex Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 176
- 98% of 180 places
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 15.9%
- First language not English
- 1.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: West Sussex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 43 families put the school first and 46 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 46 | 43 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 54 | 53 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 55 | 52 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 64 | 1.1▲ | 94% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 59 | 58 | 1 | 98% |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 20 September 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Southbourne Infant School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 19 Sept 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Good
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 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Sept 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (62 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 62
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 50% who raised concerns
based on the 21% who had a child bullied