Schools in New Forest
67 state-funded schools, 20,410 pupils. 98.5% of those carrying an Ofsted grade are Good or Outstanding, including 7 rated Outstanding.
Ofsted Management Information, Feb 2026. Grades are the current published rating, which may pre-date the school’s most recent visit.
Ofsted grades
Quick answers
How many schools are there in New Forest?
New Forest has 67 state-funded schools teaching 20,410 pupils. 54 primary, 9 secondary, 2 alternative provision.
What percentage of schools in New Forest are Good or Outstanding?
98.5% of the 67 schools carrying an Ofsted grade in New Forest are rated Good or Outstanding: 7 Outstanding and 59 Good. 0 require improvement and 1 are rated Inadequate.
Which schools in New Forest are rated Outstanding?
7 schools are currently rated Outstanding by Ofsted in New Forest: Hordle CofE (VA) Primary School, Marchwood Junior School, Orchard Infant School, Hazel Wood Infant School, St Luke's Church of England Primary School, Lymington Church of England Infant School, and 1 more listed below.
Rated Outstanding
Ofsted’s highest grade. Largest first; a grade can be several years old, so the year is shown.
- Hordle CofE (VA) Primary SchoolPrimary385Outstanding 2022
- Marchwood Junior SchoolPrimary281Outstanding 2024
- Orchard Infant SchoolPrimary266Outstanding 2022
- Hazel Wood Infant SchoolPrimary198Outstanding 2023
- St Luke's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary187Outstanding 2023
- Lymington Church of England Infant SchoolPrimary181Outstanding 2024
- Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School - the Learning Federation Partnership of SchoolsPrimary103Outstanding 2022
By phase
| Phase | Schools | Graded | Good or better |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 54 | 54 | 100% |
| Secondary | 9 | 9 | 88.9% |
| Alternative provision | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Special | 2 | 2 | 100% |
Every school in New Forest
Showing 20 of 67 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
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Ringwood School Academy | Secondary | 1,626 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Hounsdown School | Secondary | 1,281 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Priestlands School | Secondary | 1,236 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Burgate School and Sixth Form | Secondary | 1,098 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Noadswood School | Secondary | 1,043 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Arnewood School | Secondary | 900 | Inadequate2024Serious weaknesses | — | OfstedWebsite |
Testwood School | Secondary | 854 | Good2015 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Abbotswood Junior School | Primary | 639 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Lift New Forest | Secondary | 548 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Applemore College | Secondary | 525 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Blackfield Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 435 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Hordle CofE (VA) Primary School | Primary | 385 | Outstanding2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Cadland Primary School | Primary | 372 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Ringwood Junior School | Primary | 361 | Good2016 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Orchard Junior School | Primary | 354 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Bransgore Church of England Primary School | Primary | 353 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
New Milton Junior School | Primary | 341 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Milford-on-Sea Church of England Primary School | Primary | 316 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Foxhills Junior School | Primary | 302 | Good2020 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Bartley Church of England Junior School | Primary | 296 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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