Mengham Infant School, Hayling Island
Data last updated 12 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Mengham Infant School excels at giving children a strong start, particularly in reading and writing through high-quality phonics teaching from early years onwards. The school is exceptionally caring, with staff who know each child well and provide tailored support to help every pupil thrive, especially those with additional needs or facing barriers to learning. Children grow in confidence and kindness within a calm, respectful environment where bullying is extremely rare.
Key Strengths
- Excellent early years provision with strong focus on phonics, reading and writing - children make rapid progress
- Highly effective inclusion systems that identify and meet pupils' needs early, with particular strength in supporting SEND pupils
- Strong pastoral care with staff who know pupils well and provide tailored wellbeing support
- Positive school culture with kind, respectful behaviour and extremely rare bullying
- Well-trained staff with comprehensive professional development aligned to school priorities
Areas for Improvement
- Spelling and punctuation knowledge not always fully secure before pupils move to next learning
- Participation in extra-curricular clubs and enrichment activities not yet consistently high for all pupil groups
- Pupils' understanding of some personal development topics, such as online safety and British values, not yet consistently secure
- Community engagement and governors' ability to communicate their strategic role to stakeholders at earlier stage of development
- Attendance improvements not yet fully embedded across all pupils
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - the school has an open and positive culture of safeguarding with all legal requirements met, ensuring pupils are made safer and feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Extra-curricular clubs and enrichment activities, book box buddies leadership roles, class reward voting
Mengham Infant School is rated as having a strong standard overall, with particular strengths in early years provision and inclusion. The school has established effective systems to support all pupils' learning and wellbeing.
At a Glance
23.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
28.8
Avg class size
28.8
Infant (KS1)
4
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
86%
Available places
154 pupils
180 capacity
26 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Hayling Island
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Hayling Island
Admissions Demand - Hampshire
Places available
15,583
Applications
13,385
Got 1st preference
92.3%
Got preferred school
98.7%
Primary admissions across Hampshire (2025/26)
Inspection History(7)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.89366%
Overall absence
17.5%
Persistent absence
120
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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