Woolston Infant School
Florence Road, Southampton, SO19 9DBOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Woolston Infant School is a primary school in Southampton for ages 4 to 7. It is one of the 84 schools in Southampton. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in November 2014.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 26 November 2014, report published 18 December 2014
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 6 March 2024
Woolston Infant School is a happy place. Pupils enjoy coming to school. They form positive, warm relationships with each other and adults as they learn and play. Pupils' behaviour around the school and in class is very good. Pupils appreciate the regular praise they receive for working hard. The school is proud to be part of the local community. Children in the early years regularly walk to the local river, library and high street. Older pupils loved visiting the SeaCity museum to learn about the people from Southampton who worked on the Titanic. Parents and carers volunteer to talk in assembly about the interesting jobs they do. During the inspection, the atmosphere was joyful as the school hall filled up with parents reading stories with their children, as part of the World Book Day celebrations. Pupils' achievement in reading, writing and mathematics is similar to others' nationally. There have been some recent improvements, especially for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), and in pupils' reading. Pupils' knowledge in other subjects is becoming more secure too. Rightly, the school is focusing on raising achievement across the curriculum still further, especially in mathematics.
What the school should improve
- In mathematics, the curriculum is being revised because it was previously not well sequenced and pupils did not retain their knowledge of mathematics well enough. As a result, pupils' learning was disjointed and their outcomes in mathematics have not been as strong as they should be. The school should continue to review and refine the curriculum in mathematics to ensure that pupils gain and retain the important mathematical knowledge they need.
- Improvements to the curriculum in some foundation subjects are further ahead than in others. As a result, pupils' knowledge in some subjects is not as deep as it is in others. The school needs to review and refine the curriculum in some subjects to ensure that pupils have the same depth of knowledge in all subjects.
Pupil numbers and mix
160 pupils on roll, with places for 189
Schools near Woolston Infant School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School | 0.2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 82% met the expected standard |
| Ludlow Infant Academy | 0.4 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Ludlow Junior School | 0.5 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | 66% met the expected standard |
| Weston Park Primary School | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | 62% met the expected standard |
| St Monica Primary School | 0.8 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | 47% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- HAMWIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Age range
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mr Simon Arthur
- Phone
- 02380444447
- Address
- Florence Road, Southampton, SO19 9DB
- Local authority
- Southampton
- URN
- 148113
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.