Freegrounds Infant School

Eastleigh · SO30 0GG

General information Infant School · 5-7 years Who goes here 225 pupils, 11.6% FSM

Parent score Rate this school No reviews yet - be the first SEN 8.4% on SEN support Behaviour Good record Staff 16.7% turnover Financials £6,620 per pupil Environment Buildings and facilities

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Cooperative 70 /100

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Freegrounds Infant School

General Information

Address: Hobb Lane, Hedge End, Southampton, SO30 0GG – View on map
Phone: 01489782075
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Miss Susannah Holmes
Age range: 5-7 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 58 families put it first for 60 places – 10 for every 10 places. 93% of them were offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 10 · 2024 10 · 2025 8 · 2026 10
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

225 pupils out of 270 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 26
% eligible for free school meals: 11.6%
Pupil mix: 2 in 10 (less mixed than the Eastleigh average)
English as an additional language: 9% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 16.7% a year (Eastleigh 16%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 87% moved to another school, 13% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Supply and cover teaching

Classes taught mainly by supply or cover staff for half a term or more: 0 (a full term or more: 0)
Teaching posts vacant or only temporarily filled during the year: <5
Data year: 2025/26 (from the school, under Freedom of Information)

Government figures only count teachers on contracts of 28 days or more, so a class covered by a run of supply teachers doesn't show up in them – which is why we ask schools directly.

Behaviour

Good record 2025/26

About this Behaviour status

Based on real data requested under Freedom of Information, compared against other schools of the same type that have also responded - not a judgement on any single figure alone.

Reading the numbers: higher figures below often mean a school records thoroughly and takes concerns seriously, rather than more incidents happening. A school reporting unusually low figures sometimes has a reporting gap rather than a problem-free intake. If a figure stands out, it's worth asking the school how it records.

Data year: 2025/26
Bullying incidents: 0
Physical aggression / violence incidents: 11
Child protection referrals: 10
Safeguarding concerns: 218
Racist incidents: <5
Suspensions (fixed-term exclusions): 19
Permanent exclusions: 0
Sexual harassment or sexual violence between pupils (recorded incidents): 0 (led to a suspension or exclusion: 16; referred to social care or police: 0) – a higher number can mean a school takes reports seriously and records them carefully

See the bullying figures for every school in Eastleigh →

Figures may show "<5" for some schools.

What does "<5" mean?

A figure shown as "<5" means the real number is below 5 - the standard convention for this kind of data, used to avoid identifying individual pupils. Different schools may also record and define incidents differently, so read comparisons with care.

1st of 2 infant schools in Eastleigh for behaviour

#1Freegrounds Infant School60%
#2Netley Abbey Infant School40%

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Behaviour ranking

Each school's score (out of 100) reflects how it compares to other schools in the area across all reported behaviour metrics — bullying, physical aggression, safeguarding referrals and racist incidents. A higher score means fewer reported incidents relative to peers. Ranked by real FOI-reported figures. Schools that have declined to provide this data sit at the bottom — refusing a legal request is treated as worse than any honestly-reported result.

Rank School Score

#1Freegrounds Infant School60%
#2Netley Abbey Infant School40%

Across Hampshire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 15 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 16 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Hampshire (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 4.2%
Persistently absent pupils: 8.2%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 8.4%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.1%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 10 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 4 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 3 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Social, emotional and mental health: 3 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 2 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Behaviour

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Teaching Quality

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School Ethos

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Ability to Deal with Problems

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Headteacher Approval

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SafeguardingSafeguarding (parent rating)How parents rate the school on keeping children safe - how safe their child feels, and how well concerns are listened to and acted on. It's parents' experience, not an inspection result; Ofsted checks safeguarding separately.

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Wraparound CareWraparound Care (parent rating)How parents rate the school's breakfast and after-school clubs - availability, cost and quality. Only asked for infant, junior and primary schools, where it matters most for working parents.

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Would recommend –

This score reflects how openly the school responded to our Freedom of Information request. Schools that withhold information are rated lower — even the act of hiding data tells parents something about a school’s openness.

Response: Full response (+60)
Timeliness: Response date not recorded (+10)
Optional data: No optional data (+0)

Exemplary (80–100) · Cooperative (60–79) · Reluctant (40–59) · Obstructive (20–39) · Opaque (0–19)

Educational Attainment

Good 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

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4th of 8 infant schools in Eastleigh for Ofsted rating

#2Bursledon Church of England Infant SchoolGood
#3Chandler's Ford Infant SchoolGood
#4Freegrounds Infant SchoolGood
#5Fryern Infant SchoolGood
#6Netley Abbey Infant SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Hiltingbury Infant SchoolOutstanding
#2Bursledon Church of England Infant SchoolGood
#3Chandler's Ford Infant SchoolGood
#4Freegrounds Infant SchoolGood
#5Fryern Infant SchoolGood
#6Netley Abbey Infant SchoolGood
#7Shakespeare Infant SchoolGood
#8Stoke Park Infant SchoolGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,620 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

5th of 9 infant schools in Eastleigh for spending per pupil

#3Stoke Park Infant School£6,797
#4Hiltingbury Infant School£6,754
#5Freegrounds Infant School£6,620
#6Fair Oak Infant School£6,618
#7Netley Abbey Infant School£6,540

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Fryern Infant School£7,459
#2Chandler's Ford Infant School£7,275
#3Stoke Park Infant School£6,797
#4Hiltingbury Infant School£6,754
#5Freegrounds Infant School£6,620
#6Fair Oak Infant School£6,618
#7Netley Abbey Infant School£6,540
#8Bursledon Church of England Infant School£6,181
#9Shakespeare Infant School£5,888

View on the Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool (GOV.UK)

Environment

Data received 2025/26

About this Environment status

Based on real information requested under Freedom of Information, covering step-free access, specialist facilities, classroom climate, and technology provision.

Accessibility

Step-free for pupils, staff and visitors: No
Overall accessibility: Mostly
Lifts for pupil use: Not needed -single-storey site
Accessible toilets: Yes
Changing Places facility: Yes
Sensory room: Yes

Climate

Classrooms with air conditioning: 0%
Air cooling units: Yes - all classrooms
Shaded outdoor areas: Yes
Heatwave procedures: Yes - written procedure

Technology

Pupil devices (approx.): Information
Digital display in every classroom: Yes
Interactive whiteboards: Yes - all classrooms

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