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Townhill Infant School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–7 · Academy
Benhams Road, Southampton SO18 2FG · townhill-inf.net · 023 8047 4835
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- May 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 143
- 53% of 270 places
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 42.4%
- First language not English
- 14%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 25 families put the school first and 25 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 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 40 | 39 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 45 | 38 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 100% |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Townhill Infant School on 6 May 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: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 6 May 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 | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Apr 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Apr 2022Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (15 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 15
- 9% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 53% who raised concerns