Southlands School
Vicars Hill, Boldre, Lymington, SO41 5QB
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 7 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Alison Priddle
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- New Forest East
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 64
- Pupils on roll
- 51
- URN
- 116564
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01590675350
About this school
Southlands School is an independent special school in Lymington. It teaches children aged 7 to 19 and has 51 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Southlands School under its current framework. 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
Southlands School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in October 1971, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 6 | 3 | 14 |
| Attainment 8 score | 11.0 | - | 4.5 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 17% | - | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 17% | - | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | - | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.9 | - | 0.6 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Southlands 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 | Hampshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11 | 37.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | — | 37.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 4.5 | 37.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 44 |
| 2023/24 | 45 |
| 2024/25 | 49 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 50
- Pupils on SEN support
- 1
Location
Nearby schools
-
Walhampton School0.6 miles
Independent schools · Lymington
-
Hill House School0.8 miles
Special schools · Lymington
-
East Street Farm1.9 miles
Special schools · Sway
-
Ballard School5.3 miles
Independent schools · New Milton
-
Durlston School5.6 miles
Independent schools · New Milton
Other schools in Lymington
- Hill House School Special schools
- 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
- Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School - the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools 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
Common questions
- What ages does Southlands School teach?
- Southlands School teaches children aged 7 to 19. It is a special school in Lymington.
- Who is the headteacher of Southlands School?
- The headteacher of Southlands School is Mrs Alison Priddle, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Southlands School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Southlands School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Southlands School?
- Southlands School has 51 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 19.
- Is Southlands School full?
- Southlands School has capacity for 64 pupils and 51 on roll (80%), 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 Southlands School a faith school?
- No. Southlands School has no designated religious character.
- How have Southlands School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 11 in 2022/23 and 4.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Southlands School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Southlands School'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 24 July 2026.