Ludlow Infant Academy
Ludlow Road, Woolston, Southampton, SO19 2EU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HAMWIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Beverley Corbin
- Sponsor
- Hamwic Education Trust
- Constituency
- Southampton Itchen
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 231
- URN
- 138625
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02380433422
About this school
Ludlow Infant Academy is a primary academy in Southampton. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 231 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 20 March 2024, 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 Ludlow Infant Academy 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 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 271 |
| 2023/24 | 268 |
| 2024/25 | 261 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ludlow Infant Academy compares
Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.1% | 33.3% | 231 | — |
| Ludlow Junior School | 66% | 5.7% | 37.2% | 579 | 0.1 miles |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School | 82% | 4.5% | 24.7% | 428 | 0.2 miles |
| Woolston Infant School | — | 4.8% | 23.8% | 160 | 0.4 miles |
| Sholing Infant School | — | 3.7% | 17.2% | 264 | 0.6 miles |
| St Monica Primary School | 47% | 4.9% | 35.8% | 331 | 0.7 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)
- 33.33%
- English as an additional language
- 8.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.14%
- Persistent absence
- 12.43%
Location
Nearby schools
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Ludlow Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Southampton
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St Patrick's Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Southampton
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Woolston Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Southampton
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Sholing Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Southampton
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St Monica Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Southampton
Other schools in Southampton
- Abbotswood Junior School Primary
- Banister Primary School Primary
- Bartley Church of England Junior School Primary
- Bassett Green Primary School Primary
- Beechwood Junior School Primary
- Berrywood Primary School Primary
- Bevois Town Primary School Primary
- Bishop's Waltham Junior School Primary
- Bishops Waltham Infant School Primary
- Bitterne Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bitterne Manor Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Bitterne Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Ludlow Infant Academy teach?
- Ludlow Infant Academy teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Southampton.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Ludlow Infant Academy?
- The executive headteacher of Ludlow Infant Academy is Mrs Beverley Corbin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ludlow Infant Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ludlow Infant Academy, 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 Ludlow Infant Academy?
- Ludlow Infant Academy has 231 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Ludlow Infant Academy full?
- Ludlow Infant Academy has capacity for 270 pupils and 231 on roll (86%), 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 Ludlow Infant Academy a faith school?
- No. Ludlow Infant Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Ludlow Infant Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ludlow Infant Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Ludlow Infant Academy?
- Ludlow Infant Academy is part of HAMWIC EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Ludlow Infant Academy's absence rate?
- Ludlow Infant Academy's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Ludlow Infant Academy publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Ludlow Infant Academy. 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 1 July 2026.