Calmore Infant School, Southampton
Calmore Infant School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 7 in Southampton. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in September 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in October 2023 did not change this grade. It was 98% full in 2025.
- Ofsted
- Good (2014)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Hampshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Calmore Infant School in detail
Getting a place at Calmore Infant School
For September 2026 entry, 62 families put Calmore Infant School as their first choice and 88 named it as one of their preferences, for 57 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 5 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Calmore Infant School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Calmore Infant School are Calmore Junior School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 67% reading, 67% maths); Oakfield Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 89% reading, 86% maths); Hazel Wood Infant School (0.8 miles, Outstanding); and Abbotswood Junior School (0.9 miles, Good, 71% reading, 74% maths).
Calmore Junior SchoolOakfield AcademyHazel Wood Infant SchoolAbbotswood Junior School
Who goes there
9.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 18 pupils (10.3%) received SEN support and 14 (8%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Staffing
Calmore Infant School had 11 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Totton Rail Station, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Friars Croft (n-bound), 230 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Calmore Infant School issued 3 suspensions, 1.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoThis judgement is from September 2014, 12 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good and may be improving; its next inspection will be a full graded one.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its September 2014 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
23.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
28.8
Avg class size
28.8
Infant (KS1)
5
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Calmore Infant School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Calmore Infant School.
- Calmore Holiday Club NFCCAt the school · Not yet graded
- New Forest Child Care Cic - Oakfield830m away · Not yet graded
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Calmore Infant School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Calmore Infant School is in Hampshire; for families living there:
Apply to Hampshire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 8
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 7 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Hampshire is 9 (the median across 617 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Calmore Infant School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
98%
Near capacity
176 pupils
180 places
4 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Southampton
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Southampton
Across Hampshire council
Places available
15,642
Applications
12,982
Got 1st preference
93.4%
Got preferred school
98.9%
All primary applications across Hampshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(7)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
18
SEN Support
14
EHC Plans
18.4%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
174
Total Pupils
95
Boys
79
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
11
Teachers
15.8:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£50,034
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,654
Per pupil
£1149k
Total funding
£71k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.3%
Overall absence
5.8%
Persistent absence
120
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Calmore Infant School
Questions parents ask about Calmore Infant School
What is Calmore Infant School's Ofsted rating?
Calmore Infant School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in October 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in September 2014, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Calmore Infant School?
No fixed boundary. When Calmore Infant School is oversubscribed, Hampshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Calmore Infant School?
Calmore Infant School was close to full in 2025, at 98% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Calmore Infant School?
Classes at Calmore Infant School average 28.8 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Calmore Infant School?
Calmore Infant School has around 174 pupils on roll. 23% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Calmore Infant School?
4.3% of sessions were missed at Calmore Infant School in 2024/25. 5.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Calmore Infant School?
Apply through Hampshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Calmore Infant School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Calmore Infant School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Calmore Holiday Club NFCC (registered, not yet graded). There is another within a kilometre. The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Calmore Infant School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 7 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Hampshire is 9 (the median across 617 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Calmore Infant School?
Calmore Infant School is at Calmore Drive, Calmore, Southampton, Hampshire, SO40 2ZZ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)