Lymington Church of England Infant School
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Lymington Church of England Infant School is a Church of England school (voluntary aided) in Lymington for boys and girls aged 5 to 7. It has 180 pupils and every place is taken. About 12 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. We give it 93 out of 100. That puts it well above schools like it, ahead of 91% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was outstanding, back in 2024.
Avenue Road, Lymington, SO41 9GP01590 673355lymington-inf.hants.sch.ukMiss Julia Morris headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 19 March 2024, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Outstanding overall.
Results
No published results yet for this school.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published. As a Church of England school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.
The school is full. More families apply than can get in, so things like how close you live and whether an older brother or sister is already here decide who gets a place. Pupil numbers have stayed about the same since 2021/22.
In 2026 every child who applied got a place, so how far away you live didn't matter. That could change if the school gets more popular.
We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.
How places were given out for September 2026. Every child who applied got a place (48 offers for 60 places).
Who goes here
Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Specific learning difficulty (6), language and communications needs (4), SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (3), Autistic spectrum disorder (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 180 | 181 | 173 | 174 | 178 | 173 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 12% | 16% | 14% | 14% | 12% | 9% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 14% | 16% | 17% | 13% | 10% | 9% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 6% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 6% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 2% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 0% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.0% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 5.0% | 4.1% | 5.2% | 5.5% | 1.6% | 3.4% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 4.0% | 3.1% | 4.5% | 5.0% | 1.4% | 2.5% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.8% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 12.2% | 5.9% | 13.5% | 8.1% | 1.6% | 5.7% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
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
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 primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lymington Junior School | Council | 170 m | 250 | Good 2023 | 77 | Compare |
| Pennington Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 0.6 miles | 170 | Good 2024 | 13 | Compare |
| Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School - the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools | Roman Catholic | 1.1 miles | 104 | Outstanding 2022 | 96 | Compare |
| William Gilpin Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 1.5 miles | 74 | Report card 2026 | 2 | Compare |
| South Baddesley Church of England Primary School & Nursery | Church of England | 1.9 miles | 131 | Good 2024 | 67 | Compare |
| Milford-on-Sea Church of England Primary School | Academy | 2.6 miles | 313 | No overall grade 2024 | 43 | Compare |
| Hordle CofE (VA) Primary School | Church of England | 2.9 miles | 382 | Outstanding 2022 | 92 | Compare |
| St Luke's Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 3.0 miles | 191 | Outstanding 2023 | 97 | Compare |
Compared with schools like it
Our score compares Lymington Church of England Infant School with the 46 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 46 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.
No school with a similar mix of pupils within 25 km scores clearly higher.
How the score was worked out
The score is out of 100. A 93 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 93% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 82 to 98. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.
| What we looked at | How much it counts | Against schools like it | Effect on the score | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results over three years | 0% | no data | – | |
| Ofsted inspection | 20% | well above | +1.01 | Ofsted grade, 2.5 years old |
| Progress pupils make | 0% | no data | – | |
| Direction of travel over five years | 10% | well below | -0.26 | results and attendance falling year on year |
| Attendance and behaviour | 10% | in line | +0.05 | 2024/25; 123 pupils |
| Results, allowing for the mix of pupils | 0% | no data | – | |
| What parents say | 0% | no data | – |
Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.
Questions parents ask
Is Lymington Church of England Infant School a good school?
Yes, going by the figures. Lymington Church of England Infant School scores 93 out of 100. That is well above schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 91% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 82 to 98, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much. Its results have been slipping over the last five years.
What is Lymington Church of England Infant School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Lymington Church of England Infant School outstanding at its last full inspection on 19 March 2024.
How many pupils does Lymington Church of England Infant School have?
180 pupils aged 5 to 7 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 180 places, so it is 100% full.
Is Lymington Church of England Infant School oversubscribed?
Probably. The school was full in 2024/25. How close you live, and the school's other admissions rules, decide who gets in.
What is attendance like at Lymington Church of England Infant School?
Pupils were in school 95.0% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 12% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Lymington Church of England Infant School?
The average class had 30.0 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. 17% of classes had more than 30 pupils.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Avenue Road, Lymington, SO41 9GP
- Telephone
- 01590 673355
- Website
- www.lymington-inf.hants.sch.uk
- Headteacher
- Miss Julia Morris
- Type of school
- Church of England school (voluntary aided) (Voluntary aided school, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 5-7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England, Diocese of Winchester
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Ward
- Lymington
- Constituency
- New Forest West
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 116365 · LAESTAB 8503358 · UKPRN 10079683
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- Admissions outcomes: Hampshire council's published allocation statistics (source), entry years 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.