Harefield Primary School
Primary school in Southampton. Requires improvement (Mar 2024).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 26 March 2024, report published 16 May 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Requires improvement overall. Not yet good. Schools with this grade were normally inspected again within 30 months. 11% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Requires improvement.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around September 2026
The last inspection was in March 2024. Schools graded requires improvement were normally inspected again within 30 months. It’s now later than the usual gap, so an inspection could happen at any time.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 0.4 milesMoorlands Primary School
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Dec 2024)
- 0.7 milesGlenfield Infant School
Report card, Feb 2026: 5 expected, 2 needs attention
- 0.7 milesThornhill Primary School
Report card, Mar 2026: 6 expected, 1 needs attention
- 0.8 milesBitterne Church of England Primary School
No overall grade. Quality of education requires improvement (Feb 2025)
- 0.8 milesTownhill Infant School
Report card, May 2026: 3 strong, 4 expected
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.