Burley Primary School
Church Lane, Burley, Ringwood, BH24 4AP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Interim Executive Head Teacher
- Mr Mathew Bowen
- Federation
- Federation of Burley and Sopley Primary Schools
- Constituency
- New Forest West
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 81
- URN
- 115870
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01425403375
About this school
Burley Primary School is a community primary school in Ringwood. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 81 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Burley Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 25% | 50% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 44% | 81% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 44% | 50% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 50% | 69% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 100.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Burley Primary 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 | Hampshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 25% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 97 |
| 2023/24 | 92 |
| 2024/25 | 92 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Burley Primary School compares
Burley Primary School ranked 252nd of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 6.2% | 14.1% | 81 | — |
| Bransgore Church of England Primary School | 70% | 4.2% | 12.2% | 351 | 3.6 miles |
| Poulner Infant School and Nursery | — | 4.7% | 19.5% | 207 | 3.8 miles |
| Poulner Junior School | 68% | 5.2% | 24.7% | 265 | 3.9 miles |
| Ringwood Junior School | 62% | 4.8% | 23% | 353 | 3.9 miles |
| Ringwood Church of England Infant School | — | 5% | 19.2% | 239 | 4.1 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)
- 14.13%
- English as an additional language
- 2.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.2%
- Persistent absence
- 21.52%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bransgore Church of England Primary School3.6 miles
Primary · Christchurch
-
Poulner Infant School and Nursery3.8 miles
Primary · Ringwood
-
Poulner Junior School3.9 miles
Primary · Ringwood
-
Ringwood Junior School3.9 miles
Primary · Ringwood
-
Ringwood Church of England Infant School4.1 miles
Primary · Ringwood
Other schools in Ringwood
- Poulner Infant School and Nursery Primary
- Poulner Junior School Primary
- Ringwood Church of England Infant School Primary
- Ringwood Junior School Primary
- St Ives Primary & Nursery School Primary
- Ringwood School Academy Secondary
- Sheiling School Special schools
- Moyles Court School Independent schools
- Ringwood Waldorf School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Burley Primary School teach?
- Burley Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Ringwood.
- Who is the interim executive head teacher of Burley Primary School?
- The interim executive head teacher of Burley Primary School is Mr Mathew Bowen, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Burley Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Burley Primary 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 many pupils are at Burley Primary School?
- Burley Primary School has 81 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Burley Primary School full?
- Burley Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 81 on roll (77%), 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 Burley Primary School a faith school?
- No. Burley Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Burley Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Burley Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Burley Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Burley Primary School is part of the Federation of Burley and Sopley Primary Schools federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Burley Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 25% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Burley Primary School compare with other schools in Hampshire?
- Burley Primary School ranked 252nd of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Burley Primary School's absence rate?
- Burley Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Burley Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Burley Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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.