Townhill Infant School
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Townhill Infant School is a converter academy in Southampton for boys and girls aged 2 to 7. It has 143 pupils and room for 270. About 42 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. We give it 17 out of 100. That puts it below schools like it, ahead of 29% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted visited in May 2026 and gave it a report card, which is below.
Benhams Road, Southampton, SO18 2FG023 8047 4835townhill-inf.netMrs Beverly Corbin headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted visited on 6 May 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.
Ofsted says these new grades can't be lined up against the old one-word grades.
Earlier inspections (1)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 27 April 2022 | S5 Inspection | Good |
Results
No published results yet for this school.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
139 places were empty (52% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in. Pupil numbers have fallen by 23% since 2021/22, so places are getting easier to find.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Southampton council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
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.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (16), Autistic spectrum disorder (12), Moderate learning difficulty (4), emotional and mental health (2), Severe learning difficulty (1), Specific learning difficulty (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 143 | 160 | 181 | 155 | 174 | 203 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 37% | 33% | 35% | 49% | 52% | 47% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 14% | 18% | 18% | 14% | 13% | 13% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 17% | 17% | 24% | 25% | 20% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 5% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 2% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 92.8% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 7.2% | 6.2% | 7.3% | 8.6% | 4.1% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 5.2% | 4.7% | 5.3% | 6.3% | 3.4% | 4.6% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 2.1% | 1.5% | 2.0% | 2.3% | 0.7% | 1.3% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 24.3% | 17.8% | 20.9% | 28.8% | 8.7% | 15.3% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 1.0 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
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
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.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Townhill Junior School | Foundation | 70 m | 210 | Good 2022 | 12 | Compare |
| Moorlands Primary School | Foundation | 620 m | 393 | No overall grade 2024 | 10 | Compare |
| Harefield Primary School | Academy | 0.8 miles | 397 | Requires improvement 2024 | 7 | Compare |
| Mansbridge Primary School | Foundation | 0.9 miles | 199 | Good 2022 | 31 | Compare |
| Bitterne Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools | Council | 0.9 miles | 725 | No overall grade 2025 | 87 | Compare |
| Glenfield Infant School | Academy | 0.9 miles | 226 | Report card 2026 | 4 | Compare |
| Beechwood Junior School | Academy | 1.0 miles | 350 | No overall grade 2025 | 43 | Compare |
| Bitterne Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 1.2 miles | 395 | No overall grade 2025 | 5 | Compare |
Compared with schools like it
Our score compares Townhill Infant School with the 48 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 48 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.
Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher
Of those 48 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than Townhill 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.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterside Primary School | Council | 4.9 miles | 170 | No overall grade 2024 | 28 | Compare |
| Mill Hill Primary School | Council | 14.6 miles | 178 | Good 2024 | 32 | Compare |
How the score was worked out
The score is out of 100. A 17 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 17% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 7 to 38. 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 at | How much it counts | Against schools like it | Effect on the score | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results over three years | 0% | no data | – | |
| Ofsted inspection | 20% | in line | +0.01 | Ofsted report card, 0.4 years old |
| Progress pupils make | 0% | no data | – | |
| Direction of travel over five years | 10% | below | -0.17 | results and attendance falling year on year |
| Attendance and behaviour | 10% | well below | -0.32 | 2024/25; 103 pupils |
| Results, allowing for the mix of pupils | 0% | no data | – | |
| What parents say | 0% | 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 Townhill Infant School a good school?
The figures are weak. Townhill Infant School scores 17 out of 100. That is below schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 29% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 7 to 38, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much. Its results have been slipping over the last five years.
What is Townhill Infant School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted no longer gives schools one overall grade. When it visited on 6 May 2026 it rated teaching as as expected, achievement as as expected, behaviour and attendance as as expected, leadership as strong.
How many pupils does Townhill Infant School have?
143 pupils aged 2 to 7 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 270 places, so it is 53% full.
Is Townhill Infant School oversubscribed?
Probably not. 139 places were empty in 2024/25 (52% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at Townhill Infant School?
Pupils were in school 92.8% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 24% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Townhill Infant School?
The average class had 18.0 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
- Benhams Road, Southampton, SO18 2FG
- Telephone
- 023 8047 4835
- Website
- www.townhill-inf.net
- Headteacher
- Mrs Beverly Corbin
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 2-7, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Hamwic Education Trust (37 schools)
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Ward
- Bitterne Park
- Constituency
- Eastleigh
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 December 2013 (academy converter)
- URN
- 140478 · LAESTAB 8522461 · UKPRN 10044271
- Formerly
- Townhill Infant School
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.