Liss Infant School
Hillbrow Road, Liss, GU33 7LQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kay Bowen
- Federation
- Federation of Liss Infant and Junior School
- SEN provision
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- East Hampshire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 85
- URN
- 116021
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01730892666
About this school
Liss Infant School is a community primary school in Liss. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 85 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Liss Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Liss Infant School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 133 |
| 2023/24 | 114 |
| 2024/25 | 107 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Liss Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.3% | 17.8% | 85 | — |
| Liss Junior School | 66% | 5.9% | 27.2% | 176 | 0.0 miles |
| Rake CofE Primary School | 25% | 7.2% | 13.6% | 91 | 1.8 miles |
| Greatham Primary School | 75% | 4.2% | 13.7% | 208 | 2.1 miles |
| Sheet Primary School | 71% | 3.4% | 13% | 110 | 2.2 miles |
| Steep Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 64% | 3.2% | 9.9% | 102 | 2.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.76%
- English as an additional language
- 12.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.3%
- Persistent absence
- 23.53%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Liss Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Liss
-
Rake CofE Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Liss
-
Greatham Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Liss
-
Sheet Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Petersfield
-
Steep Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Petersfield
Other schools in Liss
- Greatham Primary School Primary
- Liss Junior School Primary
- Rake CofE Primary School Primary
- St Matthew's Church of England Aided Primary School Primary
- Elysian, Liss Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Liss Infant School teach?
- Liss Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Liss.
- Who is the headteacher of Liss Infant School?
- The headteacher of Liss Infant School is Mrs Kay Bowen, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Liss Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Liss Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Liss Infant School?
- Liss Infant School has 85 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Liss Infant School full?
- Liss Infant School has capacity for 180 pupils and 85 on roll (47%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Liss Infant School a faith school?
- No. Liss Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Liss Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Liss Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Liss Infant School part of an academy trust?
- Liss Infant School is part of the Federation of Liss Infant and Junior School federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Liss Infant School have?
- The schools register lists Liss Infant School's special educational needs provision as: MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Liss Infant School's absence rate?
- Liss Infant School's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Liss Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Liss Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.