Shirley Infant School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Good
Mar 11 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 7 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Southampton
Unique reference
138903
Address
Wilton Road, SO15 5LA

Pupils

Number of Pupils
264 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
46.2%
Girls
53.8%
First language not English
20.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
11.7%
Persistent absence
8.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
5.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 60.2%
Other White 10.2%
Mixed 9.8%
Indian 6.4%
Other Asian 4.5%
African 2.3%
Pakistani 1.1%
Bangladeshi 1.1%
Chinese 1.1%
Unclassified 1.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.8%
Other 0.8%
Irish 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Shirley Infant School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
89
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
88
2nd preference
67
3rd preference
21
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
77
2nd preference
11
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes29
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
91
43
48
Year 1
83
36
47
Year 2
90
43
47
Year 2024-2025