New Forest schools and Ofsted
Every state school and nursery in New Forest, 68 in all, with its latest Ofsted inspection. 96% were judged good or better at their last inspection. 9 have the new-style report cards, which grade each area of the school rather than giving one word.
Darker means a bigger share of schools judged good or better. Tap an area for its page.
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Latest inspections
- Bransgore Church of England Primary School: new Ofsted report card 6 July
- Orchard Junior School: new Ofsted report card 5 July
- Ringwood Church of England Infant School: new Ofsted report card 23 June
- Calmore Junior School: new Ofsted report card 17 June
- Copythorne CofE Infant School: new Ofsted report card 8 June
- New Milton Junior School: new Ofsted report card 20 May
- The Arnewood School: new Ofsted report card 17 May
- William Gilpin Church of England Primary School: new Ofsted report card 12 May
Every school
| Abbotswood Junior SchoolSO40 8EB | Primary | West Totton | School remains Good (improving) (2023) |
| Applemore CollegeSO45 4RQ | Secondary | Dibden | Good in every area (2024) |
| Ashley Infant SchoolBH25 5AA | Primary | New Milton | Standards maintained (2025) |
| Ashley Junior SchoolBH25 5FN | Primary | New Milton | School remains Good (2024) |
| Bartley Church of England Junior SchoolSO40 2HR | Primary | Bartley | School remains Good (2023) |
| Beaulieu Village Primary SchoolSO42 7YD | Primary | Beaulieu | Report card Mar 2026: Strong standard in 6, expected standard in 1 |
| Blackfield Primary and Nursery SchoolSO45 1XA | Primary | Blackfield | Good (2022) |
| Bransgore Church of England Primary SchoolBH23 8JH | Primary | Bransgore | Report card Jul 2026: Expected standard in every area |
| Breamore Church of England Primary SchoolSP6 2EF | Primary | Godshill | Outstanding in 1, good in 3 (2024) |
| Brockenhurst Church of England Primary School & Pre-SchoolSO42 7RX | Primary | Brockenhurst | School remains Good (2023) |
| Burley Primary SchoolBH24 4AP | Primary | Burley | Good in every area (2025) |
| Cadland Primary SchoolSO45 2HW | Primary | Holbury | Good (2023) |
| Calmore Infant SchoolSO40 2ZZ | Primary | Calmore | School remains Good (improving) (2023) |
| Calmore Junior SchoolSO40 2ZZ | Primary | Calmore | Report card Jun 2026: Strong standard in 1, expected standard in 4, needs attention in 1 |
| Copythorne CofE Infant SchoolSO40 2PB | Primary | Copythorne | Report card Jun 2026: Expected standard in every area |
| Eling Infant School and NurserySO40 9HX | Primary | Eling | Outstanding in every area (2025) |
| Fawley Infant SchoolSO45 1EA | Primary | Fawley | Good (2023) |
| Fordingbridge Infant SchoolSP6 1HJ | Primary | Fordingbridge | Standards maintained (2024) |
| Fordingbridge Junior SchoolSP6 1HJ | Primary | Fordingbridge | Good (2023) |
| Forest Park SchoolSO40 8DZ | Special | Totton | Good (2023) |
| Foxhills Infant SchoolSO40 7ED | Primary | Ashurst | School remains Good (improving) (2023) |
| Foxhills Junior SchoolSO40 7ED | Primary | Ashurst | Standards maintained (2025) |
| Greenwood SchoolSO45 5UQ | Alternative provision | Dibden | School remains Good (2023) |
| Hale Primary SchoolSP6 2NE | Primary | North Charford | Good (2024) |
| Hazel Wood Infant SchoolSO40 8WU | Primary | West Totton | Outstanding (2024) |
| Hordle CofE (VA) Primary SchoolSO41 0FB | Primary | Hordle | School remains Outstanding (2022) |
| Hounsdown SchoolSO40 9FT | Secondary | Hounsdown | Good (2024) |
| Hyde Church of England Primary SchoolSP6 2QL | Primary | Hyde | Good (2024) |
| Hythe Primary SchoolSO45 6BL | Primary | Hythe | Good (2022) |
| Lift New ForestSO45 2PA | Secondary | Holbury | Good (2023) |
| Lydlynch Infant SchoolSO40 3DW | Primary | Totton | Standards maintained (2024) |
| Lymington Church of England Infant SchoolSO41 9GP | Primary | Lymington | Outstanding (2024) |
| Lymington Junior SchoolSO41 9GP | Primary | Lymington | School remains Good (2023) |
| Manor Church of England Infant SchoolSO45 2QG | Primary | Holbury | School remains Good (2023) |
| Marchwood Church of England Infant SchoolSO40 4ZE | Primary | Marchwood | School remains Good (2023) |
| Marchwood Junior SchoolSO40 4ZH | Primary | Marchwood | School remains Outstanding (2024) |
| Milford-on-Sea Church of England Primary SchoolSO41 0RF | Primary | Milford on Sea | Outstanding in 1, good in 3 (2024) |
| Netley Marsh Church of England Infant SchoolSO40 7GY | Primary | Netley Marsh | School remains Good (2022) |
| New Milton Infant SchoolBH25 6PZ | Primary | New Milton | Good (2023) |
| New Milton Junior SchoolBH25 6DS | Primary | New Milton | Report card May 2026: Strong standard in 4, expected standard in 2 |
| Noadswood SchoolSO45 4ZF | Secondary | Dibden Purlieu | School remains Good (2022) |
| Oak Lodge SchoolSO45 4RQ | Special | Dibden | School remains Good (2023) |
| Oakfield AcademySO40 3LN | Primary | Testwood | Good (2023) |
| Orchard Infant SchoolSO45 4SB | Primary | Dibden Purlieu | Outstanding (2022) |
| Orchard Junior SchoolSO45 4SB | Primary | Dibden Purlieu | Report card Jul 2026: Strong standard in 1, expected standard in 5 |
| Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School - the Learning Federation Partnership of SchoolsSO41 8GY | Primary | Pennington | Outstanding (2023) |
| Pennington Church of England Primary SchoolSO41 8HX | Primary | Pennington | Good (2024) |
| Poulner Infant School and NurseryBH24 3LA | Primary | Poulner | Standards maintained (2024) |
| Poulner Junior SchoolBH24 3LA | Primary | Poulner | Standards maintained (2024) |
| Priestlands SchoolSO41 8FZ | Secondary | Pennington | School remains Good (2023) |
| Ringwood Church of England Infant SchoolBH24 1LG | Primary | Ringwood | Report card Jun 2026: Strong standard in 4, expected standard in 3 |
| Ringwood Junior SchoolBH24 1NH | Primary | Ringwood | Improved significantly (2025) |
| Ringwood School AcademyBH24 1SE | Secondary | Ringwood | School remains Good (2023) |
| Sopley Primary SchoolBH23 8ET | Primary | Sopley | School remains Good (2024) |
| South Baddesley Church of England Primary School & NurserySO41 5RP | Primary | Walhampton | School remains Good (2024) |
| St Luke's Church of England Primary SchoolSO41 6AE | Primary | Sway | Outstanding (2023) |
| St Michael and All Angels CofE Infant SchoolSO43 7BB | Primary | Lyndhurst | Outstanding in 1, good in 3 (2025) |
| Testwood SchoolSO40 3ZW | Secondary | Testwood | Standards maintained (2025) |
| The Arnewood SchoolBH25 6RS | Secondary | New Milton | Report card May 2026: Expected standard in 6, needs attention in 1 |
| The Burgate School and Sixth FormSP6 1EZ | Secondary | Fordingbridge | Standards maintained (2024) |
| The Eaglewood SchoolBH25 6SY | Alternative provision | New Milton | Standards maintained (2025) |
| The New Forest Church of England Primary SchoolSP5 2BY | Primary | Bramshaw | Outstanding in 1, good in 3 (2025) |
| Tiptoe Primary SchoolSO41 6FU | Primary | Sway | School remains Good (2022) |
| Waterside Primary SchoolSO45 6ET | Primary | Hythe | Good in every area (2024) |
| Western Downland Church of England Aided Primary SchoolSP6 3NA | Primary | Rockbourne | School remains Good (2023) |
| Wildground Infant SchoolSO45 4JX | Primary | Dibden Purlieu | School remains Good (improving) (2023) |
| Wildground Junior SchoolSO45 4LG | Primary | Dibden Purlieu | Improved significantly (2025) |
| William Gilpin Church of England Primary SchoolSO41 5QG | Primary | Walhampton | Report card May 2026: Needs attention in 2, urgent improvement in 5 |
How the new report cards work
Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school (achievement, teaching, behaviour, personal development, inclusion, leadership) on a five-point scale: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention, urgent improvement. Safeguarding is met or not met. Across the 9 New Forest report cards so far, the grades given were: expected standard 35 times, strong standard 16 times, urgent improvement 5 times, needs attention 4 times.
Schools inspected before then have a single grade (outstanding, good, requires improvement or inadequate), or from September 2024 a grade for each area without an overall one. Short “ungraded” visits check a school is still at its last grade.
Where the figures come from
Ofsted publishes the latest inspection of every state-funded school each month, under the Open Government Licence. We keep those at SO, BH and SP postcodes and show here the ones in New Forest. Independent schools and childminders aren’t included. Each school links to its full report on the Ofsted website.
Schools in every area
Questions people ask
How many schools in New Forest are rated good or better?
96% of the 68 state schools and nurseries in New Forest were judged good or better at their last Ofsted inspection.
What are Ofsted report cards?
Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, instead of giving one overall word.
How many schools are there in New Forest?
There are 68 state-funded schools and nurseries in New Forest: 55 primary, 9 secondary, 2 alternative provision, 2 special.