Riders Infant School
Kingsclere Avenue, Havant, PO9 4RY
58 pupils · 32% of 180 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Free school meals
- 60.3%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 3 March 2026, published 17 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.91 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 22 | 20 | 32 | 20 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 13 | 12 | 18 | 12 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 21 | 21 | 25 | 21 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 38 | 37 | 51 | 37 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 28 | 28 | 41 | 28 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 54 | 53 | 67 | 53 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 79 | 53 | 84 | 61 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 59 | 54 | 82 | 59 |
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
- Riders Junior School 0 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Warren Park Primary School 0.8 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Front Lawn Primary Academy 0.9 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Barncroft Primary School 1 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- Trosnant Infant School 1.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Trosnant Junior School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
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.