Lilliput Church of England Infant School

Lilliput Church of England Infant School has been evaluated as a 'Good' school during its first routine inspection as an academy. The school offers a nurturing environment where high expectations accompany students' social and academic development. Notable strengths include effective early reading programs, a well-structured curriculum, and positive behaviour among students. However, the school faces challenges in ensuring deeper connections in learning across wider curriculum subjects, which may affect students' overall understanding.

Strengths

• Strong focus on communication and language skills from Reception Year.
• Effective early reading and phonics program.
• Well-structured and sequenced curriculum.
• Positive and respectful pupil behavior and attitudes.
• Engaging extracurricular experiences and community involvement.
• Prompt identification and support for pupils with SEND.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent connections between prior knowledge and new learning in some subjects.

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 Lilliput Church of England Infant School attended 96.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.1% 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 Lilliput Church of England Infant 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 Lilliput Church of England Infant School had 24.4 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, 8.7% of pupils at Lilliput Church of England Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.0% 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 2024–25 Lilliput Church of England Infant School received £6,326 and spent £5,909 for each of its 335 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £41,000 (£123 per pupil).

Across all 20 schools of Coastal Learning Partnership, income was £6,936 and spending £6,570 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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All schools in Poole · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole local authority: places and applications

Lilliput Church of England Infant School is part of Coastal Learning Partnership, which runs 20 schools. The nearest others:

• Baden-Powell and St Peter's Church of England Junior School Poole
• Courthill Infant School Poole
• Heatherlands Primary School Poole
• Longfleet Church of England Primary School Poole
• Old Town Infant School and Nursery Poole
• Oakdale Junior School Poole
• Heathlands Primary Academy Bournemouth
• St Luke's Church of England Primary School Bournemouth
• Bethany Church of England Junior School Bournemouth
• St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant School Bournemouth

What is Lilliput Church of England Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Lilliput Church of England Infant School is Good, from an inspection in September 2023.

When was Lilliput Church of England Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Lilliput Church of England Infant School was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does Lilliput Church of England Infant School have?

Lilliput Church of England Infant School has 343 pupils on roll.

What age range does Lilliput Church of England Infant School cover?

Lilliput Church of England Infant School for pupils aged 4 to 7.

Where is Lilliput Church of England Infant School?

Lilliput Church of England Infant School is at Lilliput Road, Parkstone, Poole, Dorset, BH14 8JX.