South Baddesley Church of England Primary School & Nursery

South Baddesley Church of England Primary School & Nursery maintains its good performance, benefiting from a warm and supportive community where pupils feel safe and valued. The school's curriculum is broad and ambitious, effectively catering to the needs of all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Strong relationships among staff and pupils foster a positive learning environment, enabling students to achieve well across various subjects. However, implementation challenges in key stage 1 and inconsistencies in reading support are recognized areas needing improvement.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy a supportive and friendly school environment.
• The curriculum is broad and ambitious, building knowledge over time.
• Strong emphasis on reading across all curricular areas.
• Effective identification and support for pupils with SEND.
• Positive relationships between staff, pupils, and families.
• Pupils participate in community activities that develop resilience and public speaking skills.

Areas for Improvement

• Some activities in key stage 1 do not engage pupils effectively.
• Inconsistencies in staff training for assessing reading fluency.

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 South Baddesley Church of England Primary School & Nursery attended 95.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.8% 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, 0.8% of pupils at South Baddesley Church of England Primary School & Nursery 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 South Baddesley Church of England Primary School & Nursery had 17.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 18.8% 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, 13.0% of pupils at South Baddesley Church of England Primary School & Nursery were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.6% 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 South Baddesley Church of England Primary School & Nursery received £7,769 and spent £8,131 for each of its 131 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £96,000 (£732 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 South Baddesley Church of England Primary School & Nursery's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for South Baddesley Church of England Primary School & Nursery is Good, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was South Baddesley Church of England Primary School & Nursery last inspected by Ofsted?

South Baddesley Church of England Primary School & Nursery was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does South Baddesley Church of England Primary School & Nursery have?

South Baddesley Church of England Primary School & Nursery has 131 pupils on roll.

What age range does South Baddesley Church of England Primary School & Nursery cover?

South Baddesley Church of England Primary School & Nursery for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are South Baddesley Church of England Primary School & Nursery's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 56% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is South Baddesley Church of England Primary School & Nursery?

South Baddesley Church of England Primary School & Nursery is at South Baddesley, South Baddesley C of E Primary School, Lymington, Hampshire, SO41 5RP.