Primary school in Waterlooville, Hampshire
Purbrook Infant School
Aldermoor Road East, Purbrook, Waterlooville, Hampshire, PO7 5NQ
Ofsted
Judged to have improved significantly, on 8 January 2025.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 270
- Places
- 270
- How full
- Full — 270 pupils against 270 places
- Girls / boys
- 138 / 132
- Overall absence
- 5%
- Persistently absent
- 11%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 16%
- English as an additional language
- 6%
- With an EHC plan
- 2%
- On SEN support
- 17%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Havant 005B, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 30%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 17%
- Households owning their home
- 76%
- Households in social housing
- 13%
- Households with no car
- 11%
- Adults economically inactive
- 35%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 4–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Headteacher
- Interim Headteacher: Lisa De Carteret
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Ward
- Stakes
- Constituency
- Havant
- URN
- 115937
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purbrook Junior SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | 66% | 0 mi |
| Mill Hill Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | 43% | 0.4 mi |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School, WaterloovilleAcademy converter | No grade | — | 0.6 mi |
| Springwood Junior SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | 55% | 0.7 mi |
| Berewood Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Good 2023 | 50% | 0.7 mi |
| Morelands Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | 43% | 0.8 mi |
| Springwood Infant SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | — | 0.8 mi |
| Newlands Primary AcademyFree schools | No grade | — | 0.9 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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