OFSTED
15 November 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
18 May 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Published
29 June 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Local authority
Hampshire
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
104
104 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
56
53.8% of pupils
Male pupils
48
46.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
5.0 pts
above England
School
29.8%
New Forest
20.4%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
5.9 pts
below England
School
14.4%
New Forest
5.6%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
New Forest
1.2%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
83.7%
87
Indian
8.7%
9
African
1.9%
2
Any other White background
1.9%
2
Any other Asian background
1.0%
1
Any other Black background
1.0%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
23.1%
24 of
104 pupils
2.3 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.6 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.7 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
93.0%
32.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
100.0%
Reading
26.2 pts above England
School
100.0%
New Forest
76.8%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
100.0%
Writing
29.7 pts above England
School
100.0%
New Forest
74.7%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
93.0%
Maths
21.0 pts above England
School
93.0%
New Forest
74.6%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.71%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.51 pts
lower than
England
School
4.71%
New Forest
5.86%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
15.96%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.14 pts
higher than
England
School
15.96%
New Forest
14.13%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
New Forest
1.35%
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
90.4%
2.3 pts
above England
Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School - the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools
90.4%
New Forest
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.