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Farnborough Grange Nursery & Infant Community School

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personMrs Jenny Cave

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location_onFarnborough, GU14 8HW

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Ofsted

Special Measures

Inspected 2025

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Students

223

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Demand Ratio

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Farnborough Grange Nursery & Infant Community School is a Academy converter primary school in Farnborough, serving ages 2-7.

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School Summary

Farnborough Grange Nursery & Infant Community School is an academy converter in Farnborough, Hampshire, admitting pupils aged 2-7. It is part of THE GOOD SHEPHERD TRUST. The school has approximately 214 pupils on roll, of whom 27% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Special Measures. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

28 January 2025

Inspection Report

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18 June 2024

Inspection Report

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05 December 2023

Inspection Report

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20 June 2023

Inspection Report

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27 September 2022

Inspection Report

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02 November 2021

Inspection Report

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06 September 2017

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2025-01-28

Special Measures S5 ReInspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2022-09-27

S5 Inspection EIF

Inadequate

Education

Inadequate

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Requires improvement

Leadership

Inadequate

2013-11-28

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2011-09-22

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 214 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	214	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	207	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	249	20	8.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	234	14	6.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	224	5	2.2%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	226	3	1.3%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	223	5	2.2%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	208	1	0.5%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	224	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	218	1	0.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	198	1	0.5%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	214	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	213	1	0.5%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	190	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	221	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	221	1	0.5%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	202	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	228	3	1.3%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	225	2	0.9%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	216	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	252	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	245	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	235	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 24 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 8 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 3 pupils

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Parent View on Pastoral Care

Results from the official Ofsted Parent View survey, reflecting direct parent sentiment regarding the school environment.

My child is happy at this school.

84.0%Positive

My child feels safe at this school.

79.0%Positive

My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively.

12.0%Positive

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The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.

strongly agree42%

agree33%

strongly disagree17%

don't know8%

The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year.

strongly agree38%

agree33%

disagree17%

strongly disagree13%

When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

strongly agree17%

agree29%

disagree13%

strongly disagree13%

not applicable29%

Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?

yes46%

no54%

My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed.

strongly agree27%

agree18%

disagree9%

strongly disagree45%

The school has high expectations for my child.

strongly agree33%

agree21%

disagree8%

strongly disagree8%

don't know29%

My child does well at this school.

strongly agree33%

agree42%

disagree17%

strongly disagree8%

The school lets me know how my child is doing.

strongly agree42%

agree33%

disagree8%

strongly disagree17%

There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school.

strongly agree33%

agree33%

disagree4%

strongly disagree4%

don't know25%

My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school.

strongly agree38%

agree42%

strongly disagree4%

don't know17%

The school supports my child's wider personal development.

strongly agree29%

agree29%

disagree8%

strongly disagree17%

don't know17%

I would recommend this school to another parent.

yes63%

no38%

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School Summary

Academic Performance

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Parent View on Pastoral Care

My child is happy at this school.

My child feels safe at this school.

My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively.

The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.

The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year.

When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?

My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed.

The school has high expectations for my child.

My child does well at this school.

The school lets me know how my child is doing.

There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school.

My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school.

The school supports my child's wider personal development.

I would recommend this school to another parent.

My child is happy at this school.

My child feels safe at this school.

My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively.

The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.

The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year.

When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?

My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed.

The school has high expectations for my child.

My child does well at this school.

The school lets me know how my child is doing.

There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school.

My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school.

The school supports my child's wider personal development.

I would recommend this school to another parent.

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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