SCHOOL PROFILE

Calmore Infant School

Primary Community school URN 116049
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 180 Published school capacity
Capacity used 96.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 7 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

18 October 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
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 174 174 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 79 45.4% of pupils
Male pupils 95 54.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

23.0%
1.8 pts below England
School 23.0%
New Forest 20.4%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

9.8%
10.5 pts below England
School 9.8%
New Forest 5.6%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

1.7%
0.7 pts above England
School 1.7%
New Forest 1.2%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
85.6%
149
Any other White background
5.2%
9
African
1.7%
3
Any other Asian background
1.1%
2
Any other ethnic group
1.1%
2
Indian
1.1%
2
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 18.4% 32 of 174 pupils
2.4 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 18.4%
New Forest 23.5%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 10.3% 18 pupils
England 14.8% 4.4 pts below
EHC plans 8.1% 14 pupils
England 6.0% 2.0 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 19
Social, emotional & mental health 4
Moderate learning difficulty 2
Physical disability 2
Autistic spectrum disorder 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

4.33%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.88 pts lower than England
School 4.33%
New Forest 5.86%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

5.83%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

9.98 pts lower than England
School 5.83%
New Forest 14.13%
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%
New Forest 1.35%
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

96.7% 8.5 pts above England
Calmore Infant School
96.7%
New Forest
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