Knights Enham Nursery and Infant School, Andover

Ofsted's report card from its 3 March 2026 inspection grades Knights Enham Nursery and Infant School on 7 areas: 2 strong standard and 5 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Inclusion - Strong standard. "The school's approach to inclusion is highly effective."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "The school's provision for pupils' personal development is highly effective."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Overall, pupils are well prepared for their next stage of education."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Attendance is improving over time, including the attendance of pupils who have significant barriers or challenges to attending regularly."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders understand the quality of the curriculum and are very clear about the strengths and areas for development."

Early years - Expected standard. "Throughout the early years, staff and child interactions are high quality."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders know the school's strengths and areas to develop clearly."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that staff use checks on pupils' understanding to address errors and misconceptions in pupils' work quickly and effectively"; "Leaders should ensure that pupils strengthen their basic knowledge and skills in handwriting and spelling to enable them to achieve as well as they could".

For September 2026 entry, 28 families put Knights Enham Nursery and Infant School as their first choice and 48 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Knights Enham Nursery and Infant School are The Knights Enham Junior School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 79% reading, 69% maths); Roman Way Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 55% reading, 59% maths); Endeavour Primary School (0.7 miles, Requires improvement, 65% reading, 65% maths); and Endeavour Primary School (0.7 miles).

24 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Knights Enham Nursery and Infant School (as of April 2026): 100% would recommend the school, 96% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that they are kept well informed about progress (83%).

50.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 30 pupils (18.6%) received SEN support and 13 (8.1%) 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.

The nearest railway station is Andover Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Stuart Court (opposite), 100 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 144 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Hampshire (72), as is usual near a town centre.

Knights Enham Nursery and Infant School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to Knights Enham Nursery and Infant School are Harrow Way Community School (1.1 miles), Lift Winton (1.2 miles) and John Hanson Community School (1.7 miles).