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Fairisle Infant and Nursery School

URN
116251
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Fairisle Infant and Nursery School
URN
116251
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2-7
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

85 / 100

Limited Data

Academic Outcomes

—

Inspection

—

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

85

School Compass rankings

School rankings are not currently available.

School Compass recommendation

Insufficient Data

Not enough information is available to generate a recommendation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Average
  • National comparison: Similar to national average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
5 March 2025
Inspection date
28 January 2025
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 5 March 2025

  • Behaviour and attitudes

    Good

    Graded 5 March 2025

  • Personal development

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

72

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

129

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

72

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.79×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Southampton
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Southampton)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.fairisle-inf.co.uk

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Performance & outcomes

Performance information is not currently available for this school.

Location

SO16 8BY - Fairisle Road, Lordshill, Southampton, Hampshire

Contact details

Address
Fairisle Road, Lordshill, Southampton, Hampshire
Postcode
SO16 8BY
Phone
2380731199
Website
www.fairisle-inf.co.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Southampton
Local authority code
852

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 182 schools in Southampton.

Authority statistics

Total schools

182

Open schools

87

Closed schools

95

Primary schools

110

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Outstanding

    Graded 5 March 2025

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 5 March 2025

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 5 March 2025

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    5 March 202528 January 2025S5 InspectionInspectionView report for inspection published 5 March 2025
    6 October 201911 September 2019-School remains GoodView report for inspection published 6 October 2019
    • Inspection

      Published
      5 March 2025
      Inspected
      28 January 2025
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report
    • School remains Good

      Published
      6 October 2019
      Inspected
      11 September 2019
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    55.8%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 66

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Secondary schools

    22

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary110 (61.1%)
    • Secondary22 (12.2%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other48 (26.7%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Fairisle Junior School0 mPrimaryOpen
    Aldermoor Early Years Centre104 mNurseryClosed
    Oaklands Community School287 mSecondaryClosed
    The Cedar School420 mNot applicableOpen
    Millbrook Community School656 mSecondaryClosed
    Oasis Academy Lord's Hill676 mSecondaryOpen
    Rownhams St John's Church of England Primary School733 mPrimaryOpen
    Compass School738 mNot applicableOpen
    Sinclair Infant and Nursery School931 mPrimaryClosed
    Sinclair Primary and Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools931 mPrimaryOpen
    • Fairisle Junior School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Aldermoor Early Years Centre
      Distance
      104 m
      Phase
      Nursery
      Status
      Closed
    • Oaklands Community School
      Distance
      287 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • The Cedar School
      Distance
      420 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Southampton)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Banister Primary SchoolPrimarySO15 2LSOpen
    Bassett Green Infant SchoolPrimarySO16 3BZClosed
    Bassett Green Junior SchoolPrimarySO16 3BZClosed
    Bassett Green Primary SchoolPrimarySO16 3BZOpen
    Beechwood Junior SchoolPrimarySO18 4EGClosed
    • Banister Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      SO15 2LS
      Status
      Open
    • Bassett Green Infant School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      SO16 3BZ
      Status
      Closed
    • Bassett Green Junior School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      SO16 3BZ
      Status
      Closed
    • Bassett Green Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      SO16 3BZ
      Status
      Open
    • Beechwood Junior School
    Millbrook Community School
    Distance
    656 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Oasis Academy Lord's Hill
    Distance
    676 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Rownhams St John's Church of England Primary School
    Distance
    733 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Compass School
    Distance
    738 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Sinclair Infant and Nursery School
    Distance
    931 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Sinclair Primary and Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools
    Distance
    931 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    SO18 4EG
    Status
    Closed