Townhill Infant School
Benhams Road, Southampton, SO18 2FG
143 pupils · 53% of 270 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- HAMWIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Free school meals
- 42.4%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 6 May 2026, published 5 July 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 25 | 25 | 47 | 25 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 29 | 28 | 59 | 29 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 40 | 39 | 79 | 40 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 45 | 38 | 62 | 39 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 33 | 32 | 78 | 33 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 51 | 47 | 94 | 48 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 64 | 53 | 123 | 58 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 57 | 43 | 91 | 50 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Townhill Junior School 0.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Moorlands Primary School 0.6 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Harefield Primary School 1.3 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Mansbridge Primary School 1.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Bitterne Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools 1.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Glenfield Infant School 1.5 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.