New Forest Small School Ltd, Lyndhurst
New Forest Small School Ltd is an independent school for pupils aged 3 to 17 in Lyndhurst. It is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) rather than Ofsted; its most recent ISI inspection was a routine inspection in October 2025.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
New Forest Small School Ltd in detail
New Forest Small School Ltd in its own words
In its own words: "Founded in 1994 by Nicholas and Alison Alp, the New Forest Small School is a unique, human-scale school for children aged 3 to 16/17."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include choir and guitar.
Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
The Department for Education's GCSE measures do not count IGCSEs, which many independent schools take instead of GCSEs, so the Attainment 8 and English and maths figures it publishes for New Forest Small School Ltd can understate its results. We do not rank or compare them; ask the school for its own GCSE and IGCSE results.
Who goes there
In 2026, 12 pupils (18.8%) received SEN support and 6 (9.4%) had an education, health and care plan.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Ashurst New Forest Rail Station, about 1.9 miles away in a straight line.
3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Thatched Cottage Park (opposite), 110 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood New Forest Small School Ltd stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 17 crimes within a mile of the school, most often criminal damage and arson, violence and sexual offences and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Hampshire (72).
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASISI Inspection Reports
Independent schools in England are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), not Ofsted. Ofsted last inspected this school in 26 June 2018, before the latest ISI inspection.
Routine Inspection
21 October 2025
Short Visit
25 April 2023
Regulatory Compliance
28 September 2022
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Secondary Performance (GCSE)
The Department for Education's GCSE measures do not count IGCSEs, which many independent schools take instead of GCSEs, so the Attainment 8 and English and maths figures it publishes for New Forest Small School Ltd can understate its results. We do not rank or compare them; ask the school for its own GCSE and IGCSE results.
GCSE Subjects Offered
2025/26 academic year - entries by number of pupils
Keep up with New Forest Small School Ltd
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Hampshire is 9 (the median across 617 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
83%
Available places
64 pupils
77 places
13 spare places
as recorded on GIAS
Area Demand Pressure - Lyndhurst
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Lyndhurst
Across Hampshire council
Places available
15,392
Applications
13,874
Got 1st preference
90.1%
Got preferred school
97.6%
All secondary applications across Hampshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
12
SEN Support
6
EHC Plans
28.1%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
No need-level breakdown available
Pupil Demographics
Key Indicators
64
Total Pupils
38
Boys
26
Girls
2026 academic year
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
New Forest Small School Ltd
Questions parents ask about New Forest Small School Ltd
What are GCSE results like at New Forest Small School Ltd?
The Department for Education's GCSE measures do not count IGCSEs, which many independent schools take instead of GCSEs, so the Attainment 8 and English and maths figures it publishes for New Forest Small School Ltd can understate its results. We do not rank or compare them; ask the school for its own GCSE and IGCSE results.
When was New Forest Small School Ltd last inspected?
New Forest Small School Ltd is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) rather than Ofsted. Its most recent ISI inspection was a routine inspection in October 2025.
How many pupils go to New Forest Small School Ltd?
New Forest Small School Ltd has around 64 pupils on roll.
How do I apply to New Forest Small School Ltd?
New Forest Small School Ltd is an independent school and runs its own admissions rather than going through the local authority. Contact the school directly for entry requirements, assessment dates, fees and any bursaries.
How many road collisions happen near New Forest Small School Ltd?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Hampshire is 9 (the median across 617 schools, same distance and years).
Where is New Forest Small School Ltd?
New Forest Small School Ltd is at 1 Southampton Road, Lyndhurst, Hampshire, SO43 7BU.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)