Mill Rythe Infant School
Havant Road, Hayling Island, PO11 0PA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lucy Ford
- Constituency
- Havant
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 127
- URN
- 116490
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02392465531
About this school
Mill Rythe Infant School is a foundation primary school in Hayling Island. It teaches children aged 5 to 7 and has 127 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Mill Rythe 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 February 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Trends over time
How Mill Rythe 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 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 209 |
| 2023/24 | 179 |
| 2024/25 | 150 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Mill Rythe Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.5% | 20.7% | 127 | — |
| Mill Rythe Junior School | 62% | 4.8% | 28.6% | 248 | 0.0 miles |
| Mengham Junior School | 51% | 5.5% | 28% | 238 | 0.6 miles |
| Mengham Infant School | — | 5.9% | 27.7% | 154 | 0.7 miles |
| Thorney Island Community Primary School | 67% | 4.4% | 7.8% | 180 | 2.3 miles |
| Bosmere Junior School | 66% | 3.4% | 28.9% | 342 | 3.4 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)
- 20.67%
- English as an additional language
- 8%
- Overall absence
- 5.51%
- Persistent absence
- 10.43%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Mill Rythe Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Hayling Island
-
Mengham Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Hayling Island
-
Mengham Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Hayling Island
-
Thorney Island Community Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Emsworth
-
Bosmere Junior School3.4 miles
Primary · Havant
Other schools in Hayling Island
- Mengham Infant School Primary
- Mengham Junior School Primary
- Mill Rythe Junior School Primary
- The Hayling College Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Mill Rythe Infant School teach?
- Mill Rythe Infant School teaches children aged 5 to 7. It is a primary school in Hayling Island.
- Who is the headteacher of Mill Rythe Infant School?
- The headteacher of Mill Rythe Infant School is Mrs Lucy Ford, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Mill Rythe Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Mill Rythe 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 Mill Rythe Infant School?
- Mill Rythe Infant School has 127 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 7.
- Is Mill Rythe Infant School full?
- Mill Rythe Infant School has capacity for 270 pupils and 127 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 Mill Rythe Infant School a faith school?
- No. Mill Rythe Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Mill Rythe Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Mill Rythe Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Mill Rythe Infant School's absence rate?
- Mill Rythe Infant School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Mill Rythe 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 Mill Rythe 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.