Lee-On-the-Solent Infant and Nursery School

Lee-on-the-Solent Infant and Nursery School is a friendly, inclusive school where pupils are happy, safe and behave well. Safeguarding standards are met, and the school has particularly strong provision in the early years and for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Children get off to a flying start in a purposeful early years environment, and inclusion is highly effective, with early identification and well-matched support helping pupils thrive. Pupils typically achieve well and make secure progress from their starting points, especially in reading and mathematics, and they are generally ready for the next stages of their education. Behaviour is positive, classrooms are calm, and relationships across the school are a real strength. The broad curriculum is ambitious, but independent writing across the curriculum is not consistently strong, and some aspects of the newer PSHE curriculum are not yet securely known by pupils. Leaders and governors have a clear understanding of the school's strengths and priorities. Attendance is an ongoing focus: overall attendance is broadly average, but some groups, including disadvantaged pupils, do not attend as often as they should. Leaders are taking action, and the next steps rightly focus on sustaining attendance improvements and increasing opportunities for independent writing across the curriculum.

Strengths

• Purposeful and happy early years provision where children feel safe and confident.
• Highly knowledgeable early years leaders and skilled staff secure early reading, writing and mathematics.
• Highly effective SEND and inclusion provision with early identification and well-matched support.
• Broad, ambitious curriculum with precise mapping of knowledge, vocabulary and skills.
• Pupils typically achieve well and are ready for their next stages, especially in reading and mathematics.
• Positive behaviour and calm classrooms, with pupils showing kindness, respect and integrity.
• Strong personal development offer including PSHE, clubs, outdoor learning and leadership roles.
• Effective leadership and governance, with clear self-evaluation and supportive governors.
• Positive relationships and happy lunchtimes; bullying is rare and dealt with quickly.
• Safeguarding standards are met through an open and positive culture.

Areas for Improvement

• Attendance rates for some groups, including disadvantaged pupils, remain too low and need sustained improvement.
• Pupils are not consistently writing independently across the curriculum, despite strong guided writing.
• Some aspects of the new PSHE curriculum are not yet securely known by pupils.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Lee-On-the-Solent Infant and Nursery School attended 95.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Lee-On-the-Solent Infant and Nursery School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Lee-On-the-Solent Infant and Nursery School had 21.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 33.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 10.2% of pupils at Lee-On-the-Solent Infant and Nursery School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Lee-On-the-Solent Infant and Nursery School received £7,304 and spent £7,879 for each of its 296 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £26,000 (£87 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Lee-On-the-Solent Infant and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Lee-On-the-Solent Infant and Nursery School is Expected standard, from an inspection in June 2026.

When was Lee-On-the-Solent Infant and Nursery School last inspected by Ofsted?

Lee-On-the-Solent Infant and Nursery School was last inspected in June 2026.

How many pupils does Lee-On-the-Solent Infant and Nursery School have?

Lee-On-the-Solent Infant and Nursery School has 303 pupils on roll.

What age range does Lee-On-the-Solent Infant and Nursery School cover?

Lee-On-the-Solent Infant and Nursery School for pupils aged 3 to 7.

Where is Lee-On-the-Solent Infant and Nursery School?

Lee-On-the-Solent Infant and Nursery School is at Elmore Road, Lee-on-the-Solent, Hampshire, PO13 9DY.