Lytchett Matravers Primary School

Lytchett Matravers Primary School has been assessed as good overall in its first inspection since converting to an academy in 2018. The school promotes a happy and safe environment where strong relationships foster a supportive atmosphere for learning. Leadership is a notable strength, with a focus on high-quality education and inclusivity, ensuring that all pupils, including those with special educational needs, are well-supported. The curriculum is well-planned, and leaders have effectively addressed previous weaknesses, particularly in reading, enhancing teachers' skills and strategies in the process.

Strengths

• Strong senior leadership fostering an aspirational culture for pupils.
• High-quality curriculum that includes a focus on physical education and a variety of clubs.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs.
• Robust plans to quickly address weaknesses in pupil outcomes.

Areas for Improvement

• Teachers' expectations are not consistently high across all 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 Lytchett Matravers Primary School attended 94.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.8% 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, 1.2% of pupils at Lytchett Matravers Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was 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 Lytchett Matravers Primary School had 26.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.1% 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, 12.8% of pupils at Lytchett Matravers Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.9% 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 Lytchett Matravers Primary School received £5,989 and spent £5,920 for each of its 500 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £178,000 (£355 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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All schools in Poole · Dorset local authority: places and applications

Lytchett Matravers Primary School is part of Hamwic Education Trust, which runs 36 schools. The nearest others:

• Upton Junior School Poole
• Upton Infant School Poole
• Henbury View First School Wimborne
• Springdale First School Broadstone
• Hillbourne Primary School Poole
• Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School Poole
• Hamworthy Park Junior School Poole
• Wimborne First School and Nursery Wimborne
• Livingstone Road Junior School Poole
• Livingstone Road Infant School Poole

What is Lytchett Matravers Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Lytchett Matravers Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2023.

When was Lytchett Matravers Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Lytchett Matravers Primary School was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does Lytchett Matravers Primary School have?

Lytchett Matravers Primary School has 484 pupils on roll.

What age range does Lytchett Matravers Primary School cover?

Lytchett Matravers Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Lytchett Matravers Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 68% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Lytchett Matravers Primary School?

Lytchett Matravers Primary School is at Lytchett Matravers, Poole, Dorset, BH16 6DY.