Pinewood Infant School, Farnborough
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Pinewood Infant School creates a caring, inclusive environment where every child feels safe, valued and eager to learn. The school excels at developing confident, resilient learners with strong social skills and a deep understanding of kindness and respect. Early years provision is particularly strong, giving children a great start before moving into Year 1.
Key Strengths
- Exceptional personal development and wellbeing - pupils develop confidence, resilience, and deep understanding of British values, relationships and staying safe
- Strong safeguarding culture with open communication and active identification of concerns
- Highly inclusive approach with effective support for pupils with special educational needs, disabilities, and disadvantaged pupils
- Skilled early years provision that prioritises language and communication, preparing children well for Year 1
- Kind and nurturing school environment where pupils feel safe, cared for and have a strong sense of belonging
Areas for Improvement
- Some pupils' letter formation and spelling need further development, affecting written sentence quality
- Staff need to check pupils' understanding more consistently to identify and address knowledge gaps more quickly
- Further work needed to close attainment gaps between disadvantaged pupils and their peers
- Knowledge in some curriculum subjects (such as types of evidence in history) less developed than other areas
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met with leaders establishing an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified and managed.
Extracurricular Activities
Swimming through pop-up pool, clubs, trips, sensory garden project
Pinewood Infant School provides a strong education with excellent personal development and wellbeing outcomes. Pupils achieve well overall and benefit from a kind, nurturing atmosphere where they feel safe and valued.
At a Glance
26.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
19.5
Avg class size
29.5
Infant (KS1)
4
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
95%
Near capacity
107 pupils
113 capacity
6 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Farnborough
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Farnborough
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(109)
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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
3.37733%
Overall absence
2.5%
Persistent absence
80
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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