SCHOOL PROFILE

Knights Enham Nursery and Infant School

Primary Community school URN 116026
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 250 Published school capacity
Capacity used 64.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 7 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

3 March 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour Expected standard
Personal development Strong standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

10 May 2023
Graded inspection Requires improvement
Published 3 July 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Hampshire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 161 126 full-time · 35 part-time
Female pupils 73 45.3% of pupils
Male pupils 88 54.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

50.3%
25.5 pts above England
School 50.3%
Test Valley 17.8%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

18.0%
2.3 pts below England
School 18.0%
Test Valley 9.4%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Test Valley 2.0%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
78.3%
126
Any other White background
5.6%
9
Any other Asian background
3.1%
5
Indian
2.5%
4
Any other ethnic group
1.9%
3
Pakistani
1.9%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 26.7% 43 of 161 pupils
5.9 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 26.7%
Test Valley 22.3%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 18.6% 30 pupils
England 14.8% 3.8 pts above
EHC plans 8.1% 13 pupils
England 6.0% 2.0 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 29
Social, emotional & mental health 5
Autistic spectrum disorder 4
Moderate learning difficulty 3
No specialist assessment yet 1
Specific learning difficulty 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.54%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.67 pts lower than England
School 4.54%
Test Valley 5.22%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

7.84%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

7.97 pts lower than England
School 7.84%
Test Valley 11.43%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Test Valley 1.21%
South East 1.93%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

64.4% 23.8 pts below England
Knights Enham Nursery and Infant School
64.4%
Test Valley
88.8%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information