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Sun Hill Infant and Preschool

Primary · Alresford · SO24 9NB

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Expected standard

Report-card inspection (current system, from November 2025)

The headline grade shown is the Achievement area of the school's report card.

Safeguarding: MetCurriculum & teaching: Expected standardAchievement: Expected standardAttendance & behaviour: Strong standardPersonal development: Strong standardInclusion: Strong standardLeadership & governance: Expected standardEarly years: Strong standardPost-16: Not applicable

Inspected 6 January 2026 · report published 1 March 2026

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At a glance

127 pupils · 94% of 135 capacity

School type
Community school
Age range
3–7
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
7% of pupils
English as additional language
6.1% of pupils
SEN support
7.6% of pupils
EHC plan
0.8% of pupils
Nursery
Yes
Website
https://sunhillinfantandpreschool.co.uk/
URN
115992

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

35 places offered · 35 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE. A ratio above 1.00 means more families named this school first choice than there were places.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.3%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
5.6%
England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
20.4
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

100% of teachers stayed at the school the following year

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Spending per pupil

This school£6,776
Typical primary school£6,960

Total expenditure ÷ pupils, council-maintained school finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Inspection history since 2015

Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.

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