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School · PrimaryiSource and licenceOfficial record from Get Information about Schools (DfE). Results, attendance, pupil numbers, finance and inspection outcomes are from the Department for Education and Ofsted, as published.Governor records: Get Information about Schools, as at 1 November 2026.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.Governance Register calculates the connections.How we handle data

St Luke's Church of England Primary School

Voluntary controlled primary school in Lymington (Hampshire).

KS2 RWM expected
82%
▲ 20pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
93%
▲ 18pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
86%
▲ 12pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
86%
▲ 14pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
96.6%
▲ 2pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
21.2
▲ 0.5 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
12.0%
▼ 13pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
88%
191 / 218 pupils
register figure (GIAS)

Location

iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).

About

iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).

St Luke's Church of England Primary School is a Church of England primary school located in Lymington, Hampshire. The school caters for boys and girls aged 4 to 11 and currently has 187 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 218. The school is led by Mrs Rachel Goplen.

Enrichment

4 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Extra Curricular
  • New Forest Football.pdf
  • Singapore Maths
  • Forest School

Awards

4 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Modeshift STARSRecognised award
  • Sport EnglandRecognised award
  • Teaching School HubRecognised award
  • School Games MarkSport

Key facts

URN
116318
Type
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Primary
Ages
4 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Sixth form
Does not have a sixth form
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Local authority
Hampshire
Constituency
New Forest East
Setting
Larger rural: Further from a major town or city

Governing body (10 current, 6 former)

Maintained school governing body.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Simon BarnesChair of GovernorsNominated by LA and appointed by GBsince 2026 · until 2030
Mrs Jenny Francis FormerChair of GovernorsAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · term ended 2026

Full governing body

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Charlotte BrownGovernorElected by school staffsince 2026 · until 2030
Patrick O'ReillyGovernorElected by parentssince 2026 · until 2030
Mrs Samantha KempsterGovernorElected by parentssince 2026 · until 2030
Mr Doug HenneyGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2030
Mrs Jane BlountGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mr John BlountGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Elizabeth Jane SmithGovernorAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Revd Jane MitchellGovernorEx-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold)since 2019
Rachel GoplenGovernorEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2005
Mr Simon Barnes FormerGovernorNominated by LA and appointed by GBsince 2026 · term ended 2026
Claire Vincent FormerGovernorElected by school staffsince 2024 · term ended 2026
Mrs Phillippa Anne Murphy FormerGovernorElected by parentssince 2022 · term ended 2026
Mr Matthew Oliver Berryman FormerGovernorElected by parentssince 2022 · term ended 2026
Mr Douglas Henney FormerGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2022 · term ended 2026

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record