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Bidbury Infant School

Primary · Havant · PO9 3EF

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 15 October 2024

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At a glance

163 pupils · 91% of 180 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
4–7
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
17.2% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
3.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
12.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.bidbury-inf.hants.sch.uk
URN
116084

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 52 families named it first for 59 Reception places, 0.88 first choices per place. Its last Reception place offered on distance for 2026 entry went to 1.26 miles; distance decided places in 7 of the 8 years of Reception rounds we hold, 2019 to 2026. At its inspection on 15 October 2024 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.7% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.88 first-choice applications per place

59 places offered · 52 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

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Places by distance, last offered at 1.26 miles for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2026 entry) lived within 1.26 miles

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 90% (Hampshire 79%, England 60%) · Black African 3% (Hampshire 2%, England 5%) · Asian Indian 2% (Hampshire 2%, England 4%) · Any other White background 2% (Hampshire 5%, England 7%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (Hampshire 0%, England 2%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Hampshire 1%, England 1%) · Any other Black background 1% (Hampshire 0%, England 1%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Hampshire 0%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Hampshire 1%, England 2%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.7%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
9.4%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

1.66 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Hampshire: 2.99 suspensions and 0.01 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
17
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

64% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 24% moved to another state school · 12% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

44.4% of teachers took sickness absence, 6 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £49,740; 18.2% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£7,556
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 75% (76%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 10% (9%) · educational supplies 2% (4%) · bought-in professional services 7% (3%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £147,731; in-year balance +£97,771

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
6/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher27.7%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications18.5%18.1%
In managerial or professional work33.2%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways15.9%18.1%
Residents in very good health45.7%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier79.2%62.3%
Social housing10%17.1%
Privately rented10.7%20.5%
Detached houses26.6%22.9%
Flats5%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms24%21.1%
Households with no car or van16.3%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01022911 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£292,500353 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£245,000–£370,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (59)£455,000
Semi-detached (125)£330,000
Terraced (129)£269,000
Flat (40)£150,000

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Inside the Reception cutoff distance (2.03 km, 2026 entry): 1,084 sales, median £280,000. The homes that would have got a child in that year, at the straight-line distance the school last filled to.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
2an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
6an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
31an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
10an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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