William Gilpin Church of England Primary School

Voluntary aided school·Primary school Lymington, Hampshire·SO41 5QG
Composite score
37.7
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#11,629
National rank
#1749
In South East
#247
In Hampshire
Top 79%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
58%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
1 first choices, 1 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
7
any preference, for 1 places
First preferences per place, last five years▶ 0.00
00.511.5
1 per place
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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put William Gilpin Church of England Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
78
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
10.3%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
5.1%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
14.1%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
12.8%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
8.5%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
22.2%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
12.2
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£10,727
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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School overview

William Gilpin Church of England Primary School is a primary school serving Lymington, Hampshire, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. It has 78 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. 58% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 10.0 percentage points year on year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made William Gilpin Church of England Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 1 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 8.5%. There are about 12.2 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 10% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. William Gilpin Church of England Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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