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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

Milford-on-Sea Church of England Primary School

Academy converter primary school in Lymington (Hampshire).

KS2 RWM expected
62%
same England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
79%
▲ 4pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
74%
same England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
70%
▼ 2pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
96.1%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
21.5
▲ 0.8 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
10.9%
▼ 14pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
96%
313 / 327 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).

Milford-on-Sea 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 316 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 327. It is part of the MILFORD-on-Sea Church of England PRIMARY SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST. The school is led by Miss Kate Crawford.

Key facts

URN
140098
Type
Academy converter
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 West
Setting
Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
Opened
2013

Governing body (19 current, 2 former)

iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.

19 governors are linked to a profile (18 confirmed, 1 (likely)).

Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mr Martin Richard Bence Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2030
Revd Andrew Pottage Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2030
Mr Benedict Willis Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by school staffsince 2026 · until 2030
Ms Helen Durrant Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2025 · until 2029
Mr Andrew Charles Clapper Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2025 · until 2029
Mrs Heather Chandler Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · until 2029
Mr Philip Harvey Confirmed same personChair of TrusteesTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · until 2028
Mrs Lucy Watson Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · until 2028
Dr James Waller Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Jennifer Alice Howell Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Amy Mellor Confirmed same personChief Financial OfficerTrust officersince 2023
Rev Natasha Anderson Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersFoundation/sponsor memberssince 2023
Mr Philip Harvey Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2023
Mrs Suzanne Wright Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Rebecca Webb Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mr Clive Bryant Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2019
Mr William DarleyMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2018
Miss Kate Crawford (likely)Accounting OfficerTrust officersince 2018
Miss Katherine Crawford Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2018
Mr Steven Hughes Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · term ended 2026
Mr Craig Baylis Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · 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