Schools in New Milton
Hampshire · 8 schools
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Hampshire (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
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Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Hampshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Schools in New Milton (8)
- New Milton Junior School
Primary · Ages 7-11 · BH25 6DS
Ofsted: Good (2013)New report cardKS2: 77% expected (2025) - The Arnewood School
Secondary · Ages 11-18 · BH25 6RS
Ofsted: Inadequate (2024)New report cardAttainment 8: 40.4 (2026)
By type:Primary schools in New Milton (4)All-through schools in New Milton (3)Secondary schools in New Milton (1)
8
4 primary · 1 secondary
2,490
74% capacity used
1
0 outstanding · 1 good
3,370
880 spare places
Ofsted Ratings
Best Schools in New Milton
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Area Performance (2026)
Attainment 8
33.0
GCSE Eng+Maths
10.2%
School Capacity & Demand
Housing Growth Detected
342 new homes approved nearby. This could generate an estimated +86 primary and +62 secondary pupils.
Source: MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years)
Primary Schools
79% occupied · 228 spare places
Secondary Schools
70% occupied · 361 spare places
Questions parents ask about schools in New Milton
How many schools are there in New Milton?
New Milton has 8 open schools: 4 state primary, 2 state secondary or all-through and 2 independent.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Are there any Outstanding schools in New Milton?
None of the 6 graded schools in New Milton currently holds an Outstanding rating. 5 are rated Good, so 83% are 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.
Source: Ofsted
Which primary schools in New Milton have the best SATs results?
Of the 2 primary schools in New Milton with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at New Milton Junior School (79% in reading, 75% in maths); and Ashley Junior School (71% in reading, 63% 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.
New Milton Junior SchoolAshley Junior School
Source: DfE school performance data
Are there grammar schools in New Milton?
No. None of the state secondary schools in New Milton selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Do schools in New Milton have catchment areas?
Most state schools in New Milton have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Hampshire 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 New Milton?
Apply to Hampshire 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.