Ludlow Infant Academy

Ludlow Infant Academy continues to demonstrate good performance in providing a quality education for its pupils. The school prioritizes the needs of its students, fostering a safe and supportive environment where children are encouraged to learn, be resilient, and enjoy their educational experiences. The curriculum is engaging and well-planned, effectively preparing pupils for their future learning. However, challenges remain in ensuring that all staff consistently help pupils deepen their understanding and application of key subject vocabulary across the curriculum.

Strengths

• Pupils feel happy, confident, and safe at school.
• Strong emphasis on reading, with pupils developing fluency and confidence.
• Positive and cooperative behavior among pupils during lessons and play.
• Support for pupils with special educational needs is personalized and effective.
• Robust attendance monitoring with support for families to ensure good attendance.
• Staff feel well-supported and benefit from training and development opportunities.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent application of key subject vocabulary in some lessons, hindering deeper understanding.

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 Ludlow Infant Academy attended 94.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.4% 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 Ludlow Infant Academy 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 Ludlow Infant Academy had 20.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 31.2% of pupils at Ludlow Infant Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 8.2% 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 2024–25 Ludlow Infant Academy received £7,568 and spent £7,679 for each of its 261 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £107,000 (£412 per pupil).

Across all 36 schools of Hamwic Education Trust, income was £7,058 and spending £7,015 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Ludlow Infant Academy is part of Hamwic Education Trust, which runs 36 schools. The nearest others:

• Woolston Infant School Southampton
• Sholing Infant School Southampton
• Sholing Junior School Southampton
• Weston Park Primary School Southampton
• Weston Secondary School Southampton
• Beechwood Junior School Southampton
• Glenfield Infant School Southampton
• Weston Shore Infant School Southampton
• Thornhill Primary School Southampton
• Harefield Primary School Southampton

What is Ludlow Infant Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Ludlow Infant Academy is Good, from an inspection in May 2024.

When was Ludlow Infant Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Ludlow Infant Academy was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does Ludlow Infant Academy have?

Ludlow Infant Academy has 231 pupils on roll.

What age range does Ludlow Infant Academy cover?

Ludlow Infant Academy for pupils aged 4 to 7.

Where is Ludlow Infant Academy?

Ludlow Infant Academy is at Ludlow Road, Woolston, Southampton, Hampshire, SO19 2EU.