Ashley Infant School
Lower Ashley Road, Ashley, New Milton, BH25 5AA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Dibben
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- New Forest West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 182
- Pupils on roll
- 149
- URN
- 115855
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01425611321
About this school
Ashley Infant School is a community primary school in New Milton. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 149 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 19 March 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Trends over time
How Ashley Infant School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 194 |
| 2023/24 | 180 |
| 2024/25 | 171 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ashley Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.4% | 27.5% | 149 | — |
| Ashley Junior School | 56% | 5.4% | 34.6% | 230 | 0.3 miles |
| Hordle CofE (VA) Primary School | 76% | 4.3% | 12.7% | 382 | 1.0 miles |
| New Milton Junior School | 68% | 5.3% | 35.8% | 320 | 1.3 miles |
| New Milton Infant School | — | 6.5% | 23.5% | 167 | 1.3 miles |
| Tiptoe Primary School | 64% | 5.2% | 21.9% | 123 | 1.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 27.49%
- English as an additional language
- 16.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.41%
- Persistent absence
- 20%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ashley Junior School0.3 miles
Primary · New Milton
-
Hordle CofE (VA) Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Lymington
-
New Milton Junior School1.3 miles
Primary · New Milton
-
New Milton Infant School1.3 miles
Primary · New Milton
-
Tiptoe Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Lymington
Other schools in New Milton
- Ashley Junior School Primary
- New Milton Infant School Primary
- New Milton Junior School Primary
- The Arnewood School Secondary
- The Eaglewood School Free Schools
- Ballard School Independent schools
- Durlston School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Ashley Infant School teach?
- Ashley Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in New Milton.
- Who is the headteacher of Ashley Infant School?
- The headteacher of Ashley Infant School is Mrs Sarah Dibben, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ashley Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ashley Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Ashley Infant School?
- Ashley Infant School has 149 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Ashley Infant School full?
- Ashley Infant School has capacity for 182 pupils and 149 on roll (82%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Ashley Infant School a faith school?
- No. Ashley Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ashley Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ashley Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Ashley Infant School have?
- The schools register lists Ashley Infant School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Ashley Infant School's absence rate?
- Ashley Infant School's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Ashley Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Ashley Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.