Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School - the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools

Voluntary aided school·Primary school Lymington, Hampshire·SO41 8GY
Composite score
92.0
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National rank
#21
In South East
#1
In Hampshire
Top 1%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
93%
% achieving higher RWM
27%
Reading average scaled score
111.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
109.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Outstanding

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
14 first choices, 14 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
31
any preference, for 14 places
Applications from another council area
6%
First preferences per place, last five years▶ 0.00
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1 per place
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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School - the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools 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
103
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
28.2%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
6.8%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
16.5%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
6.8%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.3%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
6.2%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
42.9
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£7,609
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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About Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School - the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools

Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School - the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools is a primary school in Lymington, Hampshire, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Roman Catholic religious character. Around 103 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. The school holds an 'Outstanding' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 93% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That is down 1.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous 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 among the top 1% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 111 in reading and 109 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 27% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School - the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 14 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 4.3%. There are about 42.9 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. 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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