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Education in New Forest

District

The south west of the South East. 175,930 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 752 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for New Forest, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

Under 25250 or more

New Forest had 83 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

CouncilGreat Britain only
83
Worked out by Open Index · 2026

New Forest had 83 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

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Number of schools: New Forest among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. New Forest is 83.

Schools

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Published as points, so there is no single figure for New Forest. The map shows each one.

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Schools in New Forest

New Forest has 83 open schools: 53 primary, 9 secondary, 13 special, 1 sixth form and further education, 5 independent and 2 pupil referral and alternative provision.

Outstanding
5
Good
13
Requires improvement
0
Inadequate
0

18 of the 66 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between March 2020 and June 2024.

9 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.

7 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.

Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

Schools rated Outstanding in New Forest

5 schools had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.

Hazel Wood Infant School (December 2023), Lymington Church of England Infant School (March 2024), Orchard Infant School (March 2022), Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School - the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools (November 2022), St Luke's Church of England Primary School (January 2023).

Primary (53)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
Abbotswood Junior SchoolFoundation school7 to 11629School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, June 202360% met KS2 standard
Ashley Infant SchoolCommunity school4 to 7149Standards maintained, March 2025
Ashley Junior SchoolFoundation school7 to 11230School remains Good, December 202356% met KS2 standard
Bartley Church of England Junior SchoolVoluntary controlled school7 to 11279School remains Good, November 202362% met KS2 standard
Beaulieu Village Primary SchoolCommunity school5 to 11124Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met63% met KS2 standard
Blackfield Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11434Good (overall), September 202266% met KS2 standard
Bransgore Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11351Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met70% met KS2 standard
Breamore Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1177Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade83% met KS2 standard
Brockenhurst Church of England Primary School & Pre-SchoolVoluntary controlled school2 to 11231School remains Good, July 202381% met KS2 standard
Burley Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 1181Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade50% met KS2 standard
Cadland Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11379Good (overall), March 202373% met KS2 standard
Calmore Infant SchoolCommunity school4 to 7174School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, October 2023
Calmore Junior SchoolFoundation school7 to 11195Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met58% met KS2 standard
Copythorne CofE Infant SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 771Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met
Eling Infant School and NurseryCommunity school4 to 7160Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade
Fordingbridge Infant SchoolCommunity school4 to 7160Standards maintained, November 2024
Fordingbridge Junior SchoolCommunity school7 to 11217Good (overall), April 202362% met KS2 standard
Foxhills Infant SchoolCommunity school4 to 7178School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, November 2023
Foxhills Junior SchoolCommunity school7 to 11281Standards maintained, June 2025Good (overall), March 202068% met KS2 standard
Hale Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 1173Good (overall), January 202469% met KS2 standard
Hazel Wood Infant SchoolCommunity school4 to 7202Outstanding (overall), December 2023
Hordle CofE (VA) Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school2 to 11382School remains Outstanding, February 202276% met KS2 standard
Hyde Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1133Good (overall), November 202350% met KS2 standard
Hythe Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11238Good (overall), October 202262% met KS2 standard
Lydlynch Infant SchoolCommunity school4 to 7112Standards maintained, November 2024
Lymington Church of England Infant SchoolVoluntary aided school5 to 7180Outstanding (overall), March 2024
Lymington Junior SchoolCommunity school7 to 11250School remains Good, June 202381% met KS2 standard
Manor Church of England Infant SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 749School remains Good, July 2023
Marchwood Church of England Infant SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 7162School remains Good, April 2023
Marchwood Junior SchoolCommunity school7 to 11258School remains Outstanding, June 202470% met KS2 standard
Milford-on-Sea Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11313Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade62% met KS2 standard
Netley Marsh Church of England Infant SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 766School remains Good, October 2022
New Milton Infant SchoolCommunity school4 to 7167Good (overall), April 2023
New Milton Junior SchoolCommunity school7 to 11320Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met68% met KS2 standard
Oakfield AcademyAcademy sponsor led4 to 11162Good (overall), September 202371% met KS2 standard
Orchard Infant SchoolAcademy converter4 to 7270Outstanding (overall), March 2022, before the school changed
Orchard Junior SchoolCommunity school7 to 11355Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met64% met KS2 standard
Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School - the Learning Federation Partnership of SchoolsVoluntary aided school4 to 11104Outstanding (overall), November 202293% met KS2 standard
Pennington Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11170Good (overall), January 202448% met KS2 standard
Poulner Infant School and NurseryCommunity school2 to 7207Standards maintained, October 2024
Poulner Junior SchoolCommunity school7 to 11265Standards maintained, November 202468% met KS2 standard
Ringwood Church of England Infant SchoolVoluntary controlled school5 to 7239Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met
Ringwood Junior SchoolCommunity school7 to 11353Improved significantly, April 202562% met KS2 standard
Sopley Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 1171School remains Good, February 202438% met KS2 standard
South Baddesley Church of England Primary School & NurseryVoluntary controlled school3 to 11131School remains Good, June 202456% met KS2 standard
St Luke's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11191Outstanding (overall), January 202382% met KS2 standard
St Michael and All Angels CofE Infant SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 756Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade
Tiptoe Primary SchoolCommunity school5 to 11123School remains Good, September 202264% met KS2 standard
Waterside Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11170Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade57% met KS2 standard
Western Downland Church of England Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school2 to 11160School remains Good, September 202365% met KS2 standard
Wildground Infant SchoolCommunity school2 to 7185School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, September 2023
Wildground Junior SchoolCommunity school7 to 11197Improved significantly, May 202575% met KS2 standard
William Gilpin Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 1174Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met, special measures58% met KS2 standard

Secondary (9)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
Applemore CollegeFoundation school11 to 16478Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 37.4
Hounsdown SchoolAcademy converter11 to 161,283Good (overall), June 2024Attainment 8: 48.7
Lift New ForestAcademy sponsor led11 to 16504Good (overall), September 2023Attainment 8: 39.9
Noadswood SchoolAcademy converter11 to 161,102School remains Good, October 2022Attainment 8: 43.6
Priestlands SchoolAcademy converter11 to 161,205School remains Good, February 2023Attainment 8: 51.3
Ringwood School AcademyAcademy converter11 to 181,592School remains Good, November 2022Attainment 8: 50.8
Testwood SchoolAcademy converter11 to 16820Standards maintained, November 2024Attainment 8: 39.0
The Arnewood SchoolAcademy converter11 to 18839Report card, March 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 40.4
The Burgate School and Sixth FormAcademy converter11 to 181,073Standards maintained, November 2024Attainment 8: 52.2

Special (13)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Bower Lodge SchoolOther independent special school4 to 1138No outcome in Ofsted's file
Clay Hill SchoolOther independent special school5 to 1952No outcome in Ofsted's file
Coxlease SchoolOther independent special school5 to 19104No outcome in Ofsted's file
Dibden Park SchoolOther independent special school8 to 1654No outcome in Ofsted's file
East Street FarmOther independent special school8 to 16No outcome in Ofsted's file
Forest Park SchoolCommunity special school2 to 19147Good (overall), November 2022
GLADE SchoolOther independent special school11 to 1928No outcome in Ofsted's file
Hill House SchoolOther independent special school11 to 1927No outcome in Ofsted's file
New Forest Alternative ProvisionOther independent special school7 to 12No outcome in Ofsted's file
New Forest SchoolOther independent special school7 to 18110No outcome in Ofsted's file
Oak Lodge SchoolCommunity special school11 to 16173School remains Good, March 2023
Southlands SchoolOther independent special school7 to 1951No outcome in Ofsted's file
The Fortune Centre of Riding TherapySpecial post 16 institution16 to 25No outcome in Ofsted's file

Sixth form and further education (1)

SchoolTypeAgesLatest Ofsted inspection
Brockenhurst CollegeFurther education16 to 99Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Independent (5)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Ballard SchoolOther independent school2 to 16456Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Durlston SchoolOther independent school2 to 16262Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Forres Sandle Manor SchoolOther independent school2 to 16197Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
New Forest Small School LtdOther independent school3 to 1764Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Walhampton SchoolOther independent school2 to 13338Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Pupil referral and alternative provision (2)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Greenwood SchoolPupil referral unit11 to 1619School remains Good, December 2022
The Eaglewood SchoolFree schools alternative provision7 to 1667Standards maintained, February 2025

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.