Ringwood Church of England Infant School, Ringwood
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
The school excels at creating a warm, nurturing environment where children thrive from their earliest days. Staff have high expectations and deliver expert phonics teaching, preparing children exceptionally well for reading and writing. The school's strong values of love, courage and respect are deeply embedded, helping pupils develop excellent behaviour, strong social skills and a genuine sense of belonging.
Key Strengths
- Excellent behaviour and positive relationships between pupils and staff with strong sense of community
- Consistently high expectations and expert teaching in phonics and early reading
- Strong leadership with effective professional development for staff
- Extensive personal development opportunities including trips and enrichment activities
- Well-planned early years provision with skilled staff and stimulating learning environments
Areas for Improvement
- Opportunities to deepen understanding and strengthen long-term recall not yet consistently embedded across all curriculum subjects
- Teaching in some areas of the whole curriculum is not yet as strong as in core subjects
- Pupils do not always achieve as well as they could in some subjects outside core areas
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and pupils are made safer and feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
French, multi-sports, art, yoga, trips to Hillier Gardens and the Titanic Museum
Ringwood Church of England Infant School is a strong school where children get off to a flying start with consistently high expectations and excellent behaviour. Leaders and staff create a calm, nurturing environment where pupils feel safe, happy and confident to learn.
At a Glance
20.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
25.3
Avg class size
27.8
Infant (KS1)
10
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
89%
Available places
239 pupils
270 capacity
31 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Ringwood
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Ringwood
Admissions Demand - Hampshire
Places available
15,583
Applications
13,385
Got 1st preference
92.3%
Got preferred school
98.7%
Primary admissions across Hampshire (2025/26)
Inspection History(105)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.96933%
Overall absence
13.33333%
Persistent absence
180
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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