Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School - the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools
83a Ramley Road, Pennington, Lymington, SO41 8GY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Executive Headteacher Gerida Montague & Co Headteacher Sarah Hendricks
- Diocese
- Diocese of Portsmouth (rc)
- Constituency
- New Forest West
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 115
- Pupils on roll
- 104
- URN
- 116378
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01590672711
About this school
Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School - the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Lymington. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 104 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 12 | 17 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 83% | 94% | 93% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 42% | 35% | 27% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 100% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 92% | 100% | 100% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 112.0 | 111.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 111.0 | 110.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +6.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +8.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +8.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School - the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Hampshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 83% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 94% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 93% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 101 |
| 2023/24 | 104 |
| 2024/25 | 103 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School - the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools compares
Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School - the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools ranked 1st of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 99% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 93% | 4.7% | 28.2% | 104 | — |
| Pennington Church of England Primary School | 48% | 6.2% | 43.8% | 170 | 0.7 miles |
| Lymington Junior School | 81% | 4.3% | 15.9% | 250 | 1.0 miles |
| Lymington Church of England Infant School | — | 5% | 16% | 180 | 1.1 miles |
| Hordle CofE (VA) Primary School | 76% | 4.3% | 12.7% | 382 | 1.8 miles |
| Milford-on-Sea Church of England Primary School | 62% | 3.9% | 9.8% | 313 | 2.0 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.
Inspection history
- 15 November 2022
-
Ungraded inspection report18 May 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 28.16%
- English as an additional language
- 6.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.71%
- Persistent absence
- 15.96%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Pennington Church of England Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Lymington
-
Lymington Junior School1.0 miles
Primary · Lymington
-
Lymington Church of England Infant School1.1 miles
Primary · Lymington
-
Hordle CofE (VA) Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Lymington
-
Milford-on-Sea Church of England Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Lymington
Other schools in Lymington
Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School - the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools ranks 1st of the 9 ranked primary schools in Lymington.
- Hordle CofE (VA) Primary School Primary
- Lymington Church of England Infant School Primary
- Lymington Junior School Primary
- Milford-on-Sea Church of England Primary School Primary
- Pennington Church of England Primary School Primary
- South Baddesley Church of England Primary School & Nursery Primary
- St Luke's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Tiptoe Primary School Primary
- William Gilpin Church of England Primary School Primary
- Priestlands School Secondary
- Hill House School Special schools
- Southlands School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School - the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools teach?
- Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School - the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Lymington.
- Who is the headteacher of Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School - the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools?
- The headteacher of Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School - the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools is Executive Headteacher Gerida Montague & Co Headteacher Sarah Hendricks, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School - the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School - the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School - the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools?
- Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School - the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools has 104 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School - the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools full?
- Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School - the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools has capacity for 115 pupils and 104 on roll (90%), 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 Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School - the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools a faith school?
- Yes. Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School - the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Portsmouth (rc).
- Does Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School - the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School - the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools as having no nursery classes.
- How have Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School - the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 83% in 2022/23 and 93% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School - the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools rank locally?
- Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School - the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools ranked 1st of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 99% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School - the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools's absence rate?
- Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School - the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School - the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School - the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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.