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Overview
SCHOOL PROFILE

Lilliput Church of England Infant School

Primary Academy converter URN 142970
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 360 Published school capacity
Capacity used 95.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 7 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

3 July 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
Published 17 September 2023 View Ofsted record
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Trust COASTAL LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 343 343 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 163 47.5% of pupils
Male pupils 180 52.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

5.5%
19.3 pts below England
School 5.5%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 19.5%
South West 20.1%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

14.0%
6.3 pts below England
School 14.0%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 16.9%
South West 10.7%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.6%
0.4 pts below England
School 0.6%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 4.1%
South West 1.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
79.6%
273
Any other White background
7.9%
27
White and Asian
4.7%
16
Any other Mixed background
3.2%
11
White and Black Caribbean
1.7%
6
Pakistani
0.9%
3
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 10.8% 37 of 343 pupils
10.0 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 10.8%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 21.4%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 8.8% 30 pupils
England 14.8% 6.0 pts below
EHC plans 2.0% 7 pupils
England 6.0% 4.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 25
Social, emotional & mental health 6
Autistic spectrum disorder 3
No specialist assessment yet 2
Physical disability 1

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

3.68%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.53 pts lower than England
School 3.68%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 6.58%
South West 6.20%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

6.06%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

9.76 pts lower than England
School 6.06%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 16.30%
South West 15.08%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 2.12%
South West 1.90%
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

95.3% 7.1 pts above England
Lilliput Church of England Infant School
95.3%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
88.7%
South West
84.2%
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