New Milton Infant School, New Milton
New Milton Infant School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 7 in New Milton. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in April 2023. It was 66% full in 2025.
- Ofsted
- Good (2023)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Hampshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
New Milton Infant School in detail
Getting a place at New Milton Infant School
For September 2026 entry, 47 families put New Milton Infant School as their first choice and 67 named it as one of their preferences, for 51 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at New Milton Infant School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to New Milton Infant School are New Milton Junior School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 79% reading, 75% maths); Ashley Junior School (1 mile, Good, 71% reading, 63% maths); Ashley Infant School (1.3 miles, Good); and Highcliffe St Mark Primary School (1.9 miles, Requires improvement, 78% reading, 75% maths).
New Milton Junior SchoolAshley Junior SchoolAshley Infant SchoolHighcliffe St Mark Primary School
Who goes there
In 2026, 31 pupils (18.6%) received SEN support and 12 (7.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
New Milton Infant School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs: 12 places, 9 pupils on roll.
Staffing
New Milton Infant School had 12 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is New Milton Rail Station, about 920 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Lidl (n-bound), 130 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, New Milton Infant School issued 9 suspensions, 4.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its April 2023 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
24.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision: Speech and language
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
24.0
Avg class size
26.5
Infant (KS1)
7
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with New Milton Infant School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near New Milton Infant School.
- DFJ 1930m away · Not yet graded
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to New Milton Infant School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. New Milton Infant School is in Hampshire; for families living there:
Apply to Hampshire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 17
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 17 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 4 serious and 12 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
6 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.
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Your chances of a place at New Milton Infant School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
66%
Available places
179 pupils
270 places
91 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - New Milton
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for New Milton
Across Hampshire council
Places available
15,642
Applications
12,982
Got 1st preference
93.4%
Got preferred school
98.9%
All primary applications across Hampshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(4)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
31
SEN Support
12
EHC Plans
25.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
New Milton Infant School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs: 12 places, 9 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
167
Total Pupils
76
Boys
91
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
12
Teachers
13.9:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£50,453
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,813
Per pupil
£1230k
Total funding
£64k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.5%
Overall absence
16.0%
Persistent absence
144
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
New Milton Infant School
Questions parents ask about New Milton Infant School
What is New Milton Infant School's Ofsted rating?
New Milton Infant School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in April 2023. At its previous graded inspection in 2010 it was rated Outstanding.
What is the catchment area for New Milton Infant School?
No fixed boundary. When New Milton Infant School is oversubscribed, Hampshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at New Milton Infant School?
New Milton Infant School was not full in 2025: it ran at 66% of its 270 places.
How big are the classes at New Milton Infant School?
Classes at New Milton Infant School average 24 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to New Milton Infant School?
New Milton Infant School has around 167 pupils on roll. 24% are eligible for free school meals.
Does New Milton Infant School have specialist SEN provision?
New Milton Infant School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs: 12 places, 9 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at New Milton Infant School?
6.5% of sessions were missed at New Milton Infant School in 2024/25. 16% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to New Milton Infant School?
Apply through Hampshire's coordinated admissions process, naming New Milton Infant School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does New Milton Infant School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of New Milton Infant School: DFJ 1 (930m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near New Milton Infant School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 17 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 4 serious and 12 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 6 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 Milton Infant School?
New Milton Infant School is at Lymington Road, New Milton, Hampshire, BH25 6PZ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)