SCHOOL PROFILE

Liphook Church of England Controlled Junior School

Primary Voluntary controlled school URN 116330
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 360 Published school capacity
Capacity used 99.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 7 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

27 January 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching Strong standard
Achievement Strong standard
Attendance & behaviour Strong standard
Personal development Strong standard
Leadership & governance Strong standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

1 December 2021
Graded inspection Outstanding
Published 24 January 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary controlled school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Hampshire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 359 359 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 172 47.9% of pupils
Male pupils 187 52.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

15.6%
9.2 pts below England
School 15.6%
East Hampshire 14.3%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

9.5%
10.8 pts below England
School 9.5%
East Hampshire 6.9%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

1.7%
0.7 pts above England
School 1.7%
East Hampshire 1.1%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
85.0%
305
Any other White background
4.7%
17
White and Asian
1.9%
7
Indian
1.4%
5
Any other Mixed background
1.1%
4
African
0.8%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 19.8% 71 of 359 pupils
1.0 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 19.8%
East Hampshire 22.0%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 17.3% 62 pupils
England 14.8% 2.5 pts above
EHC plans 2.5% 9 pupils
England 6.0% 3.5 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Specific learning difficulty 28
Social, emotional & mental health 19
Speech, language & communication 17
Autistic spectrum disorder 7

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

82.0% 21.6 pts above England
School 82.0%
East Hampshire 63.8%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

87.0%

13.2 pts above England

School 87.0%
East Hampshire 76.3%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

91.0%

20.7 pts above England

School 91.0%
East Hampshire 74.0%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

92.0%

20.0 pts above England

School 92.0%
East Hampshire 73.1%
South East 70.9%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

3.58%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.63 pts lower than England
School 3.58%
East Hampshire 5.68%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

3.56%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

12.25 pts lower than England
School 3.56%
East Hampshire 13.79%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.27%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.53 pts lower than England
School 0.27%
East Hampshire 1.55%
South East 1.93%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

99.7% 11.5 pts above England
Liphook Church of England Controlled Junior School
99.7%
East Hampshire
88.8%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information