Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School, Southampton
Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 7 in Southampton. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2023. It was 86% full in 2025.
- Ofsted
- Good (2023)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Better than England average
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
Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School in detail
Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School. For many of you this will be your first introduction to our school and it gives me great pleasure to convey a flavour of our very special community. Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School is an amazing place to learn and have fun along the way."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, gymnastics, multi-sports, yoga, dance and art.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Getting a place at Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School
For September 2026 entry, 77 families put Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School as their first choice and 169 named it as one of their preferences, for 78 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School are Locks Heath Junior School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 82% reading, 80% maths); St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 83% reading, 86% maths); St Anthony's Catholic Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 88% reading, 85% maths); and Hook-With-Warsash Church of England Academy (1 mile, Good, 91% reading, 94% maths).
Locks Heath Junior SchoolSt John the Baptist Church of England Primary SchoolSt Anthony's Catholic Primary SchoolHook-With-Warsash Church of England Academy
Who goes there
6.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 3.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 30 pupils (10.8%) received SEN support and 10 (3.6%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Swanwick Rail Station, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Locks Heath Schools (w-bound), 130 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School issued 2 suspensions, 0.7 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; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its March 2023 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
6.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
26.5
Avg class size
28.3
Infant (KS1)
8
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 5
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 4 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
3 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 Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
86%
Available places
285 pupils
330 places
45 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: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(4)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
30
SEN Support
10
EHC Plans
14.4%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
277
Total Pupils
127
Boys
150
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
13
Teachers
21.3:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£52,649
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,041
Per pupil
£1598k
Total funding
£38k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.5%
Overall absence
4.0%
Persistent absence
201
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
Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School
Questions parents ask about Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School
What is Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in March 2023. At its previous graded inspection in 2009 it was rated Outstanding.
What is the catchment area for Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School?
No fixed boundary. When Locks Heath Infant & Nursery 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 Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School?
Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School was not full in 2025: it ran at 86% of its 330 places.
How big are the classes at Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School?
Classes at Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School average 26.5 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School?
Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School has around 277 pupils on roll. 6% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School?
3.5% of sessions were missed at Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School in 2024/25. 4% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School?
Apply through Hampshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Locks Heath Infant & Nursery 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.
How many road collisions happen near Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 4 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 3 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 Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School?
Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School is at Warsash Road, Locks Heath, Southampton, Hampshire, SO31 9NZ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)