SCHOOL PROFILE

South View Infant and Nursery School

Primary Community school URN 115975
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 242 Published school capacity
Capacity used 87.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 7 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

5 June 2024
Latest published outcome School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Hampshire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 211 196 full-time · 15 part-time
Female pupils 99 46.9% of pupils
Male pupils 112 53.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

31.8%
7.0 pts above England
School 31.8%
Basingstoke and Deane 19.5%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

30.8%
10.5 pts above England
School 30.8%
Basingstoke and Deane 15.5%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Basingstoke and Deane 0.9%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
58.3%
123
Any other White background
8.1%
17
Any other Asian background
7.6%
16
African
6.6%
14
Indian
4.7%
10
Unclassified
4.3%
9
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 37.0% 78 of 211 pupils
16.1 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 37.0%
Basingstoke and Deane 23.0%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 19.4% 41 pupils
England 14.8% 4.6 pts above
EHC plans 17.5% 37 pupils
England 6.0% 11.5 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 33
Autistic spectrum disorder 18
Social, emotional & mental health 11
Moderate learning difficulty 8
Specific learning difficulty 4
Physical disability 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.31%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.09 pts higher than England
School 6.31%
Basingstoke and Deane 6.04%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

17.65%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

1.83 pts higher than England
School 17.65%
Basingstoke and Deane 14.14%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.47%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.33 pts lower than England
School 1.47%
Basingstoke and Deane 2.13%
South East 1.93%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

87.2% 1.0 pts below England
South View Infant and Nursery School
87.2%
Basingstoke and Deane
88.8%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information