New Forest School, Hampshire
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
New Forest School excels at restoring confidence and ambition in pupils who have experienced disrupted schooling. The school offers an impressive balance of high-quality therapeutic support alongside a broad, ambitious curriculum with specialist facilities. Teachers have excellent subject knowledge and skilfully guide pupils through carefully structured learning, while the school's strong pastoral offer builds life skills, resilience and independence.
Key Strengths
- Excellent teaching with expert subject knowledge and clear, broken-down learning steps that help pupils build knowledge effectively
- Broad, bespoke curriculum tailored to individual needs with impressive range of qualifications achieved
- High-quality specialist resources including school farm, construction centre, and outdoor learning centre with forest school, archery and climbing
- Strong focus on life skills, resilience and independence within a calm, supportive environment
- Exceptional personal development opportunities including Duke of Edinburgh's Award and extensive local community engagement
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective.
Extracurricular Activities
Duke of Edinburgh's Award, trips, forest school, archery, climbing, animal management, horticulture, construction, road safety, water safety
New Forest School is an outstanding independent special school for pupils aged 7-18 with autism and social, emotional or mental health needs. The school successfully restores pupils' self-belief and builds their aspirations through a carefully balanced blend of therapeutic care and ambitious education.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
20 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
73%
Available places
110 pupils
150 capacity
40 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Hampshire
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Hampshire
Admissions Demand - Hampshire
Places available
15,423
Applications
14,221
Got 1st preference
90.9%
Got preferred school
97.7%
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