Primary school in Lymington, Hampshire
Lymington Church of England Infant School
Avenue Road, Lymington, Hampshire, SO41 9GP
Ofsted
Graded Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 19 March 2024.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 180
- Places
- 180
- How full
- Full — 180 pupils against 180 places
- Girls / boys
- 87 / 93
- Overall absence
- 5%
- Persistently absent
- 12%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 16%
- English as an additional language
- 16%
- With an EHC plan
- 2%
- On SEN support
- 6%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for New Forest 019B, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 31%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 15%
- Households owning their home
- 58%
- Households in social housing
- 23%
- Households with no car
- 16%
- Adults economically inactive
- 41%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 5–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Julia Morris
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Ward
- Lymington
- Constituency
- New Forest West
- URN
- 116365
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lymington Junior SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 81% | 0.1 mi |
| Pennington Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2024 | 48% | 0.6 mi |
| Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School - the Learning Federation Partnership of SchoolsVoluntary aided school | Outstanding 2022 | 93% | 1.1 mi |
| William Gilpin Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | 58% | 1.5 mi |
| South Baddesley Church of England Primary School & NurseryVoluntary controlled school | Good 2024 | 56% | 1.9 mi |
| Milford-on-Sea Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 62% | 2.6 mi |
| Hordle CofE (VA) Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Outstanding 2022 | 76% | 2.9 mi |
| St Luke's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Outstanding 2023 | 82% | 3 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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