New Milton Infant School
Lymington Road, New Milton, BH25 6PZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Amy Wake
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- New Forest West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 167
- URN
- 115928
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01425610568
About this school
New Milton Infant School is a community primary school in New Milton. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 167 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected New Milton Infant 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How New Milton 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 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 232 |
| 2023/24 | 218 |
| 2024/25 | 190 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How New Milton 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 | — | 6.5% | 23.5% | 167 | — |
| New Milton Junior School | 68% | 5.3% | 35.8% | 320 | 0.0 miles |
| Ashley Junior School | 56% | 5.4% | 34.6% | 230 | 1.0 miles |
| Ashley Infant School | — | 6.4% | 27.5% | 149 | 1.3 miles |
| Highcliffe St Mark Primary School | 58% | 5.2% | 7.4% | 651 | 1.9 miles |
| Hordle CofE (VA) Primary School | 76% | 4.3% | 12.7% | 382 | 2.1 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)
- 23.5%
- English as an additional language
- 18.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.46%
- Persistent absence
- 15.97%
Location
Nearby schools
-
New Milton Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · New Milton
-
Ashley Junior School1.0 miles
Primary · New Milton
-
Ashley Infant School1.3 miles
Primary · New Milton
-
Highcliffe St Mark Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Christchurch
-
Hordle CofE (VA) Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Lymington
Other schools in New Milton
- Ashley Infant School Primary
- Ashley Junior 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 ages does New Milton Infant School teach?
- New Milton Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in New Milton.
- Who is the headteacher of New Milton Infant School?
- The headteacher of New Milton Infant School is Mrs Amy Wake, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has New Milton Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected New Milton 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 many pupils are at New Milton Infant School?
- New Milton Infant School has 167 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is New Milton Infant School full?
- New Milton Infant School has capacity for 270 pupils and 167 on roll (62%), 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 New Milton Infant School a faith school?
- No. New Milton Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does New Milton Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records New Milton Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does New Milton Infant School have?
- The schools register lists New Milton Infant School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is New Milton Infant School's absence rate?
- New Milton Infant School's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does New Milton 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 New Milton 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.