Fairisle Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Foundation school · Mixed · Southampton
Fairisle Road, Southampton, SO16 8BY
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 28/01/2025
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.4%
25.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
324
Capacity used
Over capacity120%
270 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
66 of 66 families who put it first got an offer
72
Places offered
129
Total applications
1.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 66 | 66 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 31 | 5 | ● 16% |
| 3rd preference | 32 | 1 | ● 3% |
| Total | 129 | 72 | 56% |
1st preference success by year
Southampton lets families list 3 preferences. 9 applications came from outside the council area (3 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 2–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Juliette Owens
- Address
- Fairisle Road, Lordshill, Southampton, SO16 8BY
- Phone
- 02380731199
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Ward / constituency
- Coxford · Southampton Test
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 116251
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 30% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 27% | — | — |
| SEN support | 25% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: Bridge Education Trust
324 pupils · 270 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
28 January 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good - 19
11 September 2019
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 184 pupils
Attendance
92.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
7.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
25.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Southampton council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.