Primary
William Gilpin Church of England Primary School
Pilley Hill, Boldre, Lymington, SO41 5QG
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 74 of 119 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.0
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Religious character
- Yes
- Diocese
- Diocese of Winchester
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 6.6
- All staff (FTE)
- 13.1
- Pupils per adult
- 8.1
- Pupils
- 106
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected March 2026
- AchievementUrgent improvement
- Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
- Curriculum and teachingUrgent improvement
- Early yearsNeeds attention
- InclusionUrgent improvement
- Leadership and governanceUrgent improvement
- Personal development and wellbeingUrgent improvement
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
January 2022
Ungraded inspection
Good
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SATs results
58%
11 points below the Lymington average (69% across 9 schools)
106.0
0.7 below the Lymington average (106.7 across 9 schools)
9th of 9 by our score, among the primary schools in Lymington we can score - 10 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 103 |
| Average reading score | 106 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 58% |
| Working at a higher standard | 0% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 76% |
| 23/24 | 48% |
| 24/25 | 58% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 106.0 |
| 23/24 | 103.0 |
| 24/25 | 106.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 105.0 |
| 23/24 | 101.0 |
| 24/25 | 103.0 |
Pilley Hill, Boldre, Lymington, SO41 5QG
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Hampshire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Elizabeth Cox
- Address
- Pilley Hill, Boldre, Lymington, SO41 5QG
- Telephone
- 01590673460
Other primary schools nearby
- Lymington Junior School7.5/10
- Lymington Church of England Infant SchoolNot enough data
- South Baddesley Church of England Primary School & Nursery5.6/10
- Pennington Church of England Primary School5.3/10
- Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School - the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools9.5/10
- St Luke's Church of England Primary School8.6/10