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Best Schools in Ringwood

Hampshire · 8 schools ranked by Ofsted Rating

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Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Hampshire (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.

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Schools in Ringwood ranked

1

St Ives Primary & Nursery School

BH24 2LEAges 2-11245 pupils
Primary
Academy converter
Outstanding
2

Ringwood School Academy

BH24 1SEAges 11-181592 pupils
Secondary
Academy converter
Good
3

Poulner Junior School

BH24 3LAAges 7-11265 pupils
Primary
Community school
Good
4

Burley Primary School

BH24 4APAges 4-1181 pupils
Primary
Community school
Good
5

Ringwood Junior School

BH24 1NHAges 7-11353 pupils
Primary
Community school
Good
6

Poulner Infant School and Nursery

BH24 3LAAges 2-7207 pupils
Primary
Community school
Good
7

Ringwood Church of England Infant School

BH24 1LGAges 5-7239 pupils
Primary
Voluntary controlled school
Good
8

Ringwood Waldorf School

BH24 2NNAges 2-19248 pupils
All-through
Other independent school
Good

Special schools and alternative provision in Ringwood

These schools serve pupils with particular needs, so they aren't ranked against mainstream schools on exam results. Places are usually arranged through the council, often via an Education, Health and Care plan.

Questions parents ask about schools in Ringwood

How many schools are there in Ringwood?

Ringwood has 9 open schools: 6 state primary, 1 state secondary or all-through, 1 independent and 1 special.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Ringwood are rated Outstanding?

1 school in Ringwood was rated Outstanding at its most recent graded Ofsted inspection: St Ives Primary & Nursery School. Counting Good as well, 100% of the 9 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

St Ives Primary & Nursery School

Source: Ofsted

Which primary schools in Ringwood have the best SATs results?

Of the 4 primary schools in Ringwood with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at St Ives Primary & Nursery School (97% in reading, 100% in maths); Poulner Junior School (83% in reading, 78% in maths); and Burley Primary School (86% in reading, 64% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

St Ives Primary & Nursery SchoolPoulner Junior SchoolBurley Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Ringwood?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Ringwood selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Ringwood have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Ringwood have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, the council allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Ringwood?

Apply to your council - Hampshire or Dorset, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.