Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School | Primary in Lymington, New Forest | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School

Primary

New Forest · Lymington · SO41 8GY www.olsjschool.co.uk

Pupils
104
cap. 115
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted inspection

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Latest inspection
15 Nov 2022
Outstanding

Inspection outcome

Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Early years provision
Outstanding

Other Ofsted reports

7 reports
18 May 2021
School inspection
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17 May 2016
Full inspectionGood
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13 Oct 2014
Monitoring visit
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

This school is in New Forest. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
93%
-1pp
LA
64%
England
63%
94%62%29%
'17'18'19'23'24'25
RWM higher
27%
-8pp
LA
8%
England
8%
42%21%0%
'17'18'19'23'24'25

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
100%
Reading higher standard
60%
Writing expected standard
100%
Writing higher standard
67%
Maths expected standard
93%
Maths higher standard
33%
Science expected standard
93%
SPAG expected standard
100%
LA AVG 72%
SPAG higher standard
87%
LA AVG 26%
Reading scaled score
111.0
LA AVG 105.75
Maths scaled score
109.0
LA AVG 104.3
GPS scaled score
112.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
103
cap. 115
11510697
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
42.9
LA AVG 20.76:1
24.022.420.8
'17'18'19
EAL
7%
LA AVG 10.65%
19%13%7%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
FSM eligible
28%
LA AVG 20.42%
28%18%9%
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SEN
23%
LA AVG 18.49%
25%18%10%
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Overall absence
5%
LA
5%
England
5%
5%4%4%
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Persistent absence
16%
LA
10%
England
13%
16%10%5%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Overview

Address83a Ramley Road, Pennington, Lymington, SO41 8GY
Telephone01590672711
Local authorityHampshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio42.9:1
Religious characterRoman Catholic
Finance£7609 spend / pupil£7487 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2593%27%103
2023/2494%35%104
2022/2383%42%+6.20+8.90+8.70101
2018/1929%0%-5.70-2.60-4.20110
2017/1871%18%+2.30+0.00+2.10115
2016/1771%14%+1.10+3.10+0.60112
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/25100%60%100%67%93%33%93%100%111.0109.0112.023%
2023/24100%65%94%53%100%47%100%100%112.0110.0113.025%
2022/2383%58%100%50%100%58%100%92%109.0111.0110.019%
2018/1936%0%57%0%57%0%57%50%99.0101.0101.010%
2017/1882%35%82%24%94%29%94%82%108.0106.0109.013%
2016/1779%43%86%36%86%14%86%79%105.0105.0105.014%

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2510342.923%7%28%5%16%
2023/2410425%8%26%4%6%
2022/2310119%8%19%4%9%
2021/229720%8%24%4%8%
2020/2110221%7%22%
2018/1911020.810%14%13%4%8%
2017/1811524.013%19%9%5%7%
2016/1711221.514%18%9%4%5%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.