Liphook Infant School

Previous inspections

• 12 May 2026School inspectionReport card
  Report
• 22 June 2022Full inspectionOutstanding
  Report
• 8 December 2021School inspectionInadequate
  Report

Pupils

Pupils

267

Capacity

270

Girls / boys

46% / 54%

Free school meals

10%

Staff

Teachers (FTE)

13.2

Teaching assistants (FTE)

11.7

Leadership (FTE)

2

Part-time teachers

38%

School workforce census, 2025/26.

What is Liphook Infant School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted inspected Liphook Infant School on 12 May 2026 using a report card, which grades each area separately and gives no overall grade. The school met Ofsted's safeguarding standards. It was graded Strong standard for achievement, for curriculum and teaching, for inclusion, for leadership and governance, for personal development and wellbeing, for attendance and behaviour and for early years.

How do I apply for a place at Liphook Infant School?

Apply through the council where you live by 15 January for a Reception place starting that September. Children start Reception in the September after their fourth birthday. You can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference, and offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day.

Where do children go after Year 2 at Liphook Infant School?

Liphook Infant School is an infant school, so children move to a junior school for Year 3. Its partner junior school is Liphook Church of England Controlled Junior School, next door. The two schools are federated, with one governing body. You apply for a Year 3 place through the council where you live by 15 January in Year 2, even for Liphook Church of England Controlled Junior School. Check its admission arrangements for any priority it gives children from its partner infant school.

Does living near Liphook Infant School guarantee a place?

No. Distance only counts when Liphook Infant School has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by the local authority, Hampshire, decide who is offered a place first. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or a catchment area. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.