Riders Infant School, Havant
Data last updated 4 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Riders Infant School creates a warm and caring environment where young children settle well and develop positive attitudes to learning. The school's early years provision is particularly strong, with thoughtfully planned curriculum activities that help children play, explore and learn together. Staff are committed to supporting pupil wellbeing and have built strong relationships with families.
Key Strengths
- Early years provides a warm, inclusive environment where children feel safe and ready to learn
- Phonics teaching is systematic and well-sequenced, building children's confidence in early reading
- School leaders have stabilised and are beginning to make positive changes with staff support
- Behaviour is generally good, with calm social times and pupils showing positive attitudes to learning
- Staff provide high levels of care and support for pupils' emotional and social needs
Areas for Improvement
- Too many pupils lack secure foundations in reading, writing and mathematics, affecting access to wider curriculum
- Attendance remains too high for absences, particularly for pupils with special educational needs
- Quality of teaching is inconsistent across the school and does not reliably help pupils catch up on gaps
- Support for pupils with additional learning needs, including those with SEND, is inconsistent
- Governors lack sufficiently sharp focus on education quality and pupil outcomes
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
music, cooking, community visits
Riders Infant School has recently stabilised its leadership after a period of instability. While the school demonstrates expected standards in early years and has begun making improvements, it requires attention across several key areas including pupil achievement, teaching quality, and attendance.
At a Glance
60.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
25.0
Avg class size
28.0
Infant (KS1)
3
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
32%
Available places
58 pupils
180 capacity
122 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Havant
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Havant
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(21)
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SEN Provision
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
6.96621%
Overall absence
19.35484%
Persistent absence
62
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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