OFSTED
1 October 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Hampshire
Trust
MILFORD-ON-SEA CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
313
313 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
154
49.2% of pupils
Male pupils
159
50.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
13.9 pts
below England
School
10.9%
New Forest
20.4%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.8 pts
below England
School
4.5%
New Forest
5.6%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.4 pts
below England
School
0.6%
New Forest
1.2%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
88.8%
278
Any other White background
4.2%
13
Any other Mixed background
1.9%
6
Any other ethnic group
1.0%
3
White and Asian
1.0%
3
Indian
0.6%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
16.0%
50 of
313 pupils
4.9 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.6 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.2 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
62.0%
1.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
79.0%
Reading
5.2 pts above England
School
79.0%
New Forest
76.8%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
70.0%
Writing
0.3 pts below England
School
70.0%
New Forest
74.7%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
74.0%
Maths
2.0 pts above England
School
74.0%
New Forest
74.6%
South East
70.9%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
3.89%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.32 pts
lower than
England
School
3.89%
New Forest
5.86%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
5.30%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
10.52 pts
lower than
England
School
5.30%
New Forest
14.13%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
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
95.7%
7.5 pts
above England
Milford-on-Sea Church of England Primary School
95.7%
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.