Lymington Town & Boldre

Summary

Lymington Town & Boldre (E02004795) is part of Hampshire local authority (view on map). Lymington Town & Boldre has an approximate population of 8,700 people, of which 12% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: further from a major town or city".

Lymington Town & Boldre neighbours Totton Town, Totton Rushington, Ashurst & Cadnam, Lyndhurst & Minstead, Marchwood & Dibden, Hythe, Langdown & Dibden Purlieu, Holbury South, Holbury North, Blackfield & Fawley, Brockenhurst & Sway, Lymington North & West, and Milford & Lymington South.

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Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Lymington Town & Boldre is the 61st least deprived area in Hampshire (out of 170) with 17% of children living in low-income families, compared to 24% across Hampshire and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Lymington Town & Boldre, 16% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 21% in Hampshire and 27% nationally.

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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Lymington Town & Boldre % in Hampshire % in England
Eligible for free school meals 16% 21% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 84% 79% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Lymington Town & Boldre, 18% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 20% in Hampshire, and 19% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Lymington Town & Boldre % in Hampshire % in England
No special educational needs 82% 80% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 13% 14% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 5% 6% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Lymington Town & Boldre, 9% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 16% in Hampshire, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.

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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Lymington Town & Boldre % in Hampshire % in England
White 91% 85% 67%
Asian 3% 6% 14%
Black 2% 3% 7%
Mixed 4% 5% 7%
Other – 1% 3%
Not known – 1% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Lymington Town & Boldre with English as an additional language is 9%, compared with 11% in Hampshire, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.

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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Lymington Town & Boldre % in Hampshire % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 9% 11% 22%
Known or believed to be English 91% 89% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Lymington Town & Boldre has 5 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Lymington Town & Boldre
All childcare providers 5
Childminders 0
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 5

There have been no inspections of childcare providers in Lymington Town & Boldre since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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State-funded schools

Lymington Town & Boldre has 3 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Lymington Town & Boldre
All state-funded schools 3
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 3
Secondary and all-through schools 0
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

In Lymington Town & Boldre, there have been 2 full inspections of schools since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

Under the renewed education inspection framework, schools are evaluated on the following areas:

  • Achievement
  • Attendance and behaviour
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Early years (where applicable)
  • Inclusion
  • Leadership and governance
  • Personal development and wellbeing
  • Post 16 provision (where applicable)

The evaluation scale for each evaluation area, other than safeguarding, is:

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Achievement: 1 was graded 'expected standard', and 1 was graded 'urgent improvement' (of 2).

Attendance and behaviour: 1 was graded 'strong standard', and 1 was graded 'needs attention' (of 2).

Curriculum and teaching: 1 was graded 'strong standard', and 1 was graded 'urgent improvement' (of 2).

Early years: 1 was graded 'strong standard', and 1 was graded 'needs attention' (of 2).

Inclusion: 1 was graded 'strong standard', and 1 was graded 'urgent improvement' (of 2).

Leadership and governance: 1 was graded 'strong standard', and 1 was graded 'urgent improvement' (of 2).

Personal development and wellbeing: 1 was graded 'strong standard', and 1 was graded 'urgent improvement' (of 2).

Post-16 provision: There have been no inspections of Post-16 provision in Lymington Town & Boldre so no outcomes are available for this area.

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of state-funded schools in Lymington Town & Boldre. The tables are split by provider type, and show the number of inspections that have taken place for each area, and the outcomes of those inspections.

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All schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 2 0 0 1 0 1
Attendance and behaviour 2 0 1 0 1 0
Curriculum and teaching 2 0 1 0 0 1
Early years 2 0 1 0 1 0
Inclusion 2 0 1 0 0 1
Leadership and governance 2 0 1 0 0 1
Personal development and wellbeing 2 0 1 0 0 1
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Nursery schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Primary schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 2 0 0 1 0 1
Attendance and behaviour 2 0 1 0 1 0
Curriculum and teaching 2 0 1 0 0 1
Early years 2 0 1 0 1 0
Inclusion 2 0 1 0 0 1
Leadership and governance 2 0 1 0 0 1
Personal development and wellbeing 2 0 1 0 0 1
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Secondary schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Special schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Registered alternative provision

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

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