School Chooser

Bishopswood Infant School

Primary · ages 5-7MixedCouncil174 pupilsTadleyHampshire
School Chooser Score
20
Below
similar schools
Likely range 8 to 44, so it could be “well below”
Out of 100. Better than 0% of the 50 schools most like it. Slipping year on year.
#12,883 of 16,041 in England#332 in HampshireHow it is worked out
OfstedAs expected teachingOfsted report card, June 2026
Attendance94.6%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families9%Far fewer than most schools
Places6 spare174 pupils, 180 places
Pupils per teacher23.5School workforce census
Pupils on roll174Census January 2026

Bishopswood Infant School is a council school in Tadley for boys and girls aged 5 to 7. It has 174 pupils and room for 180. About 9 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. We give it 20 out of 100. That puts it below schools like it, ahead of 0% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted visited in June 2026 and gave it a report card, which is below.

Barlows Road, Tadley, RG26 3NA0118 981 2836bishopswood-inf.hants.sch.ukMr Glen Golding excecutive headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted visited on 2 June 2026. Instead of one overall word, it now gives a grade for each part of school life. Read the full report on Ofsted's website.

TeachingOfsted calls this “curriculum and teaching”
As expected
Achievement
As expected
Behaviour and attendanceOfsted calls this “attendance and behaviour”
As expected
Support for every childOfsted calls this “inclusion”
As expected
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development and wellbeing”
As expected
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and governance”
As expected
Early years
As expected
SafeguardingAre pupils kept safe?
Pupils are kept safe
Met
Ofsted's scale:ExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement

Ofsted says these new grades can't be lined up against the old one-word grades.

Earlier inspections (1)
DateTypeOutcome
24 May 2022S5 InspectionGood

Results

No published results yet for this school.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Nearly full174 pupils for 180 places, 2024/25
97% full

Fewer than one place in twenty is empty, so in most years more families apply than there are places. Living close by, or already having a child here, makes a real difference. Pupil numbers have stayed about the same since 2021/22.

Will my child get a place?

In 2026 every child who applied got a place, so how far away you live didn't matter. That could change if the school gets more popular.

We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.

How places were given out for September 2026. Every child who applied got a place (37 offers for 60 places).

EntryPlacesApplied at allGot a placeHow far the last child livedSource
2026 Primary607737– all offeredLA
2025 Primary6010456– all offeredLA
2024 Primary6010560– all offeredLA
2023 Primary6012360– all offeredLA
2022 Primary608850– all offeredLA

Who goes here

Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.

Pupils on roll174Census January 2026
Places18097% full
Pupils from low-income families9%9% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English8%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support6%11 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan1%2 pupils with a plan
Average class size29.02 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils0%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)8%£21,700 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls87 / 87
White British pupils81%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Other difficulty or disability (6), language and communications needs (4), Autistic spectrum disorder (2), Physical disability (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll174177175171178173
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals9%10%11%11%8%9%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language8%7%7%6%3%5%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support–7%6%8%4%6%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans–2%2%1%2%2%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 94.6% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance94.6%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school10.7%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils2.32024/25, no permanent exclusions
Missed without permission1.0%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212018/19England
Sessions missedOverall absence5.4%5.8%6.1%6.5%3.1%3.4%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence4.4%4.6%5.0%5.5%2.6%2.8%–
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence1.0%1.2%1.1%1.0%0.5%0.6%–
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence10.7%11.8%16.4%15.0%5.0%2.5%12.8%
SuspensionsSuspension rate2.32.33.52.86.4––
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions00000––

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers7.4full-time equivalent, 9 people
Pupils per teacher23.5Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants8.4full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£49,432
Teachers who left in the year27%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher2.12024/25

Money

From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£6,402England £7,738. Total £1.1m
Income per pupil£6,204England £7,697. Total £1.1m
Spent on teachers per pupil£3,085England £3,480
Money in reserve2%Very little put by: £16k, £92 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out-£35kit spent more than it took in this year
Where the money goes£6,402spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m12612 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate47 per 1,000 people48% lower than the England average
Typical house price£372,000Basingstoke and Deane
Nearest bus stop310 mMulfords Hill, 4 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Bishopswood Junior SchoolCouncil0 m223Good 202325Compare
Tadley Community Primary SchoolCouncil840 m221Not inspected6Compare
Burnham Copse Primary SchoolCouncil980 m308No overall grade 202522Compare
Silchester Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England1.9 miles156No overall grade 202563Compare
The Priory Primary SchoolAcademy2.2 miles196Good 202072Compare
Aldermaston C.E. Primary SchoolChurch of England2.5 miles87Good 202314Compare
Ashford Hill Primary SchoolAcademy2.8 miles130Report card 202598Compare
Brimpton C.E. Primary SchoolChurch of England3.1 miles49Good 202324Compare
Primary schools in HampshirePrimary schools in TadleyBest primary schools in England

Compared with schools like it

Our score compares Bishopswood Infant School with the 47 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 47 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.

Beats0%of schools with a similar mix of pupils
Near the bottom of its group. Its score of 20 is 48 points below the typical school in the group.
0Lowest of the group 24 · middle 68 · highest 99100

Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher

Of those 47 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than Bishopswood Infant School, nearest first. A school with the same kind of pupils and a higher score is the fairest sign that it gets more out of them.

SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Oakley Infant SchoolCouncil7.1 miles182Good 202357Compare
Andrews' Endowed Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England15.3 miles199Good 202371Compare

How the score was worked out

The score is out of 100. A 20 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 20% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 8 to 44. That range is wide enough that the school could sit in the next band, so take the band as a rough guide rather than a verdict. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.

What we looked atHow much it countsAgainst schools like itEffect on the scoreBased on
Results over three years0%no data
–
Ofsted inspection20%below
-0.29
Ofsted report card, 0.3 years old
Progress pupils make0%no data
–
Direction of travel over five years10%below
-0.18
results and attendance falling year on year
Attendance and behaviour10%in line
+0.05
2024/25; 121 pupils
Results, allowing for the mix of pupils0%no data
–
What parents say0%no data
–

Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.

Questions parents ask

Is Bishopswood Infant School a good school?

The figures are weak. Bishopswood Infant School scores 20 out of 100. That is below schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 0% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 8 to 44, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much. Its results have been slipping over the last five years.

What is Bishopswood Infant School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted no longer gives schools one overall grade. When it visited on 2 June 2026 it rated teaching as as expected, achievement as as expected, behaviour and attendance as as expected, leadership as as expected.

How many pupils does Bishopswood Infant School have?

174 pupils aged 5 to 7 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 180 places, so it is 97% full.

Is Bishopswood Infant School oversubscribed?

Often. Fewer than one place in twenty was empty in 2024/25, so popular year groups fill up.

What is attendance like at Bishopswood Infant School?

Pupils were in school 94.6% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 11% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

How big are the classes at Bishopswood Infant School?

The average class had 29.0 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Barlows Road, Tadley, RG26 3NA
Telephone
0118 981 2836
Website
www.bishopswood-inf.hants.sch.uk
Excecutive Headteacher
Mr Glen Golding
Type of school
Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 5-7
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Hampshire
Ward
Tadley & Pamber
Constituency
North West Hampshire
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
116035 · LAESTAB 8502315 · UKPRN 10075354
Official recordOfsted reportsGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from