SCHOOL PROFILE

Lydlynch Infant School

Primary Community school URN 115954
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 180 Published school capacity
Capacity used 62.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 7 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

5 November 2024
Latest published outcome Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Hampshire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 112 112 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 52 46.4% of pupils
Male pupils 60 53.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

31.3%
6.5 pts above England
School 31.3%
New Forest 20.4%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

8.0%
12.3 pts below England
School 8.0%
New Forest 5.6%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
New Forest 1.2%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
85.7%
96
Bangladeshi
2.7%
3
Gypsy / Roma
2.7%
3
African
1.8%
2
White and Black African
1.8%
2
Any other Asian background
0.9%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 30.4% 34 of 112 pupils
9.5 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 30.4%
New Forest 23.5%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 24.1% 27 pupils
England 14.8% 9.3 pts above
EHC plans 6.3% 7 pupils
England 6.0% 0.2 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 15
Moderate learning difficulty 10
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
Other difficulty or disability 2
No specialist assessment yet 2
Social, emotional & mental health 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.35%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.13 pts higher than England
School 6.35%
New Forest 5.86%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

18.68%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.87 pts higher than England
School 18.68%
New Forest 14.13%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.20%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.39 pts higher than England
School 2.20%
New Forest 1.35%
South East 1.93%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

62.2% 26.0 pts below England
Lydlynch Infant School
62.2%
New Forest
88.8%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information