Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School
Warsash Road, Locks Heath, Southampton, SO31 9NZOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School is a primary school in Southampton for ages 3 to 7. It is one of the 600 schools in Hampshire. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in March 2023.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 13 March 2023, report published 16 May 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 13 March 2023
This school helps pupils get their education off to an excellent start. Pupils love coming to school every day and want to do their best. Adults know children and families well, treating them with great care. They work hard to give pupils a firm foundation on which to build their future learning. Consequently, pupils are prepared well, both academically and socially, for moving on to junior school at the end of Year 2. Parents value how adults in school help their children to feel safe and nurtured. Instances of bullying and poor behaviour are rare. Pupils are kind to each other and respectful towards their teachers and other adults in the school. Those who need extra help to make the right choices are supported well. As a result, the atmosphere around the school is happy and calm. The school's values are evident throughout. Leaders aspire for pupils to be curious, determined, respectful and collaborative. Staff constantly model the school's values, setting a great example, which pupils follow. Pupils understand adults' high expectations for their learning and wider development. They rise to meet the challenge set.
What the school should improve
- The special educational needs of some pupils are not formally identified quickly enough. Where this is the case, pupils' needs are not always understood well enough or met precisely by the adults who work with them. Leaders need to ensure that pupils' additional needs are identified and assessed promptly so that they are understood by all and so that appropriate support can be quickly put in place.
- In the early years, some of what children need to learn is not identified clearly enough. Other than in literacy and mathematics, adults' checks on what children have learned do not systematically influence what they learn next. As a result, adults do not plan precisely enough to meet children's emerging needs across the wider curriculum. Leaders should make sure that learning in the early years builds precisely and deliberately on what children currently know and can do so that they are even better prepared for key stage 1.
Pupil numbers and mix
277 pupils on roll, with places for 300
Schools near Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Locks Heath Junior School | 0.1 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | 70% met the expected standard |
| St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Good | 69% met the expected standard |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary School | 0.9 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | 76% met the expected standard |
| Hook-With-Warsash Church of England Academy | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 84% met the expected standard |
| Park Gate Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 51% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mr Rick Jump
- Phone
- 01489584180
- Address
- Warsash Road, Locks Heath, Southampton, SO31 9NZ
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- URN
- 115989
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.