Southwood Infant School, Farnborough
Southwood Infant School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 7 in Farnborough. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in April 2023. It was 70% full in 2025.
- Ofsted
- Good (2023)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Hampshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Southwood Infant School in detail
Southwood Infant School in its own words
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Getting a place at Southwood Infant School
For September 2026 entry, 28 families put Southwood Infant School as their first choice and 97 named it as one of their preferences, for 32 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 Southwood Infant School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Southwood Infant School are Parsonage Farm Nursery and Infant School (0.6 miles, Requires improvement); Cove Junior School (0.7 miles, Good, 69% reading, 69% maths); Tower Hill Primary School (0.7 miles, Outstanding, 87% reading, 85% maths); and Cove Infant School (0.8 miles, Good).
Parsonage Farm Nursery and Infant SchoolCove Junior SchoolTower Hill Primary SchoolCove Infant School
Who goes there
5.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 10 pupils (8.4%) received SEN support and 5 (4.2%) 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.
Staffing
Southwood Infant School had 8 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Farnborough (Main) Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Morrisons (near), 140 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Southwood Infant 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, Southwood Infant School issued 1 suspension, 0.9 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; DfE school workforce census; 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 April 2023 inspection.
Rated Outstanding for
Personal development.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
5.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
23.8
Avg class size
23.8
Infant (KS1)
5
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Southwood Infant School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Southwood Infant School.
- SouthwoodInfants@GetActiveSportsAt the school · Not yet graded
- CM Sports After School Club960m away · Not yet graded
- SCL at Parsonage Farm960m away · Not yet graded
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Southwood Infant School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Southwood Infant School is in Hampshire; for families living there:
Apply to Hampshire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 12
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 2 serious and 9 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
2 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 Southwood Infant School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
70%
Available places
113 pupils
162 places
49 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Farnborough
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Farnborough
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(9)
Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good and may be improving; its next inspection will be a full graded one.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
10
SEN Support
5
EHC Plans
12.6%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
119
Total Pupils
59
Boys
60
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
8
Teachers
14.9:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£49,420
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,776
Per pupil
£747k
Total funding
£6k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.8%
Overall absence
6.7%
Persistent absence
90
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
Southwood Infant School
Questions parents ask about Southwood Infant School
What is Southwood Infant School's Ofsted rating?
Southwood Infant School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in April 2023.
What is the catchment area for Southwood Infant School?
No fixed boundary. When Southwood Infant 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 Southwood Infant School?
Southwood Infant School was not full in 2025: it ran at 70% of its 162 places.
How big are the classes at Southwood Infant School?
Classes at Southwood Infant School average 23.8 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Southwood Infant School?
Southwood Infant School has around 119 pupils on roll. 6% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Southwood Infant School?
3.8% of sessions were missed at Southwood Infant School in 2024/25. 6.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Southwood Infant School?
Apply through Hampshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Southwood Infant 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.
Does Southwood Infant School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: SouthwoodInfants@GetActiveSports (registered, not yet graded). There are 2 more within a kilometre. The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Southwood Infant School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 2 serious and 9 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 2 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 Southwood Infant School?
Southwood Infant School is at Southwood Lane, Southwood, Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14 0NE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)