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Limington House School

Special · ages 4-19MixedCouncil103 pupilsSixth formBasingstokeHampshire
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Reached the expected level at 110%England 63%
Attendance92.8%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families36%Far more than most schools
PlacesFull103 pupils, 95 places
Pupils per teacher7.0School workforce census
Pupils on roll103Census January 2026

Limington House School is a council special school in Basingstoke for boys and girls aged 4 to 19. It has 103 pupils, 8 more than it has places for. About 36 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England.

St Andrew's Road, Basingstoke, RG22 6PS01256 322148limingtonhouse.hants.sch.ukMr Justin Innes headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Results

GCSE results, summer 2025

6 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.

The government hasn't published this school's headline results. Fewer than eleven pupils sat the exams, so the figures could identify individual children.

Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025

9 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England. With a year group this small, a couple of children can move the percentages a long way.

Reached the expected level at 110%
England 63%
Official name: Expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Working above the expected level0%
England 8%
Official name: Higher standard in reading, writing and maths
Reading scoreOfficial name: Reading average scaled score
Maths scoreOfficial name: Maths average scaled score
Trend
Reached the expected level at 11
2017 to 2025
2017: 0%0%20172019: 0%0%20192023: 0%0%20232024: 0%0%20242025: 0%0%2025
Since 2017: +0%
All Year 6 measures, year by year
Measure202520242023201920182017HampshireEngland
Pupils tested989736
Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths0%0%0%0%0%64%63%
Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths0%0%0%0%0%9%8%
Expected level: readingReading expected standard0%0%0%0%0%
Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard0%0%0%0%0%
Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed)0%0%0%0%0%
Reading progressReading progress score-6.8-3.7-2.8
Maths progressMaths progress score-7.1-5.5-2.8

There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Hampshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll103Census January 2026
Places95108% full
Pupils from low-income families36%36% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English13%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support0%0 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan100%103 pupils with a plan
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)33%£35,750 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls73 / 30
White British pupils71%

Specialist SEND provision. A special school for pupils with profound and multiple learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties.

To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Hampshire with profound and multiple learning difficulties provision.

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Severe learning difficulty (92), Profound and multiple learning difficulty (6), Physical disability (2), language and communications needs (2), emotional and mental health (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll1031021029910095
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals36%34%36%34%31%32%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language13%15%16%14%14%14%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support0%0%0%0%3%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans100%100%100%100%97%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 92.8% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance92.8%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school15.9%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils0.02024/25, no permanent exclusions
Missed without permission0.1%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212018/19England
Sessions missedOverall absence7.2%5.8%8.7%10.2%6.0%8.0%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence7.1%5.8%7.5%10.1%5.9%7.6%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence0.1%0.0%1.3%0.2%0.1%0.3%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence15.9%16.1%18.1%30.4%18.2%23.0%12.8%
SuspensionsSuspension rate0.00.00.00.00.0
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions00000

What pupils do next

After GCSEs

Where the 6 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training100%and stayed there for at least six months
Earlier years
Destination2022/23 leavers2020/21 leavers2019/20 leavers
Still in education, work or training100%100%88%
Education100%100%88%
Apprenticeship0%0%0%
Work0%0%0%
Not in education, work or training0%0%0%

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers14.7full-time equivalent, 18 people
Pupils per teacher7.0Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers89%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants36.1full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£51,619
Teachers who left in the year15%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher11.02024/25

Money

From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other special schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£24,554England £32,258. Total £2.5m
Income per pupil£25,552England £32,367. Total £2.6m
Spent on teachers per pupil£9,090England £11,930
Money in reserve10%A healthy amount put by: £264k, £2,592 per pupil. England 7%
Money in against money out+£102kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£24,554spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m45712 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate123 per 1,000 people36% higher than the England average
Typical house price£372,000Basingstoke and Deane
Nearest bus stop160 mSt Paul's Road, 16 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy300 m222Good 202453Compare
The Blue Coat School BasingstokeAcademy530 m837Requires improvement 20230Compare
Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary SchoolRoman Catholic640 m894Good 202389Compare
Kings Furlong Junior SchoolCouncil840 m227No overall grade 202525Compare
Kings Furlong Infant School and NurseryAcademy870 m193Requires improvement 20230Compare
Park View Primary SchoolCouncil910 m432Report card 202644Compare
CranbourneCouncil0.7 miles1,088Report card 202635Compare
Chiltern Way Academy BasingstokeAcademy0.7 miles66Inadequate 2022Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Limington House School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Limington House School yet.

How good are Limington House School's SATs results?

In summer 2025, 0% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 0% went further and reached the higher level. The year group was small, so the percentages jump around a lot from year to year.

How many pupils does Limington House School have?

103 pupils aged 4 to 19 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 95 places, so it is 108% full.

What is attendance like at Limington House School?

Pupils were in school 92.8% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 16% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

Does Limington House School have specialist SEND provision?

Yes. It is a special school for profound and multiple learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.

Does Limington House School have a sixth form?

Yes.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
St Andrew's Road, Basingstoke, RG22 6PS
Telephone
01256 322148
Website
www.limingtonhouse.hants.sch.uk
Headteacher
Mr Justin Innes
Type of school
Council special school (Community special school, special schools)
Phase
Special school, ages 4-19, with sixth form
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Hampshire
Ward
South Ham
Constituency
Basingstoke
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
116614 · LAESTAB 8507026 · UKPRN 10016166

Recent changes

  • New KS4 results for 2024/25

Where these figures come from