Schools in Ringwood

How many schools are there in Ringwood?

Ringwood has 9 open schools: 6 state primary, 1 state secondary or all-through, 1 independent and 1 special.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Ringwood are rated Outstanding?

1 school in Ringwood was rated Outstanding at its most recent graded Ofsted inspection: St Ives Primary & Nursery School. Counting Good as well, 100% of the 9 graded schools here are rated 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.

St Ives Primary & Nursery School

Source: Ofsted

Which primary schools in Ringwood have the best SATs results?

Of the 4 primary schools in Ringwood with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at St Ives Primary & Nursery School (97% in reading, 100% in maths); Poulner Junior School (83% in reading, 78% in maths); and Burley Primary School (86% in reading, 64% 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.

St Ives Primary & Nursery SchoolPoulner Junior SchoolBurley Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Ringwood?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Ringwood selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Ringwood have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Ringwood have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, the council 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 Ringwood?

Apply to your council - Hampshire or Dorset, depending on your address - 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.