New Milton Junior School
Old Milton Road, New Milton, BH25 6DS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr K Geary
- Constituency
- New Forest West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 372
- Pupils on roll
- 320
- URN
- 115929
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01425614633
About this school
New Milton Junior School is a community primary school in New Milton. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 320 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 94 | 93 | 95 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% | 66% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% | 9% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 73% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 82% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 77% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.30 | - | - |
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 New Milton Junior 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 | 74% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 366 |
| 2023/24 | 358 |
| 2024/25 | 341 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How New Milton Junior School compares
New Milton Junior School ranked 116th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 5.3% | 35.8% | 320 | — |
| New Milton Infant School | — | 6.5% | 23.5% | 167 | 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 | 2.2 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 35.78%
- English as an additional language
- 16.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.26%
- Persistent absence
- 14.49%
Location
Nearby schools
-
New Milton Infant 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 School2.2 miles
Primary · Lymington
Other schools in New Milton
- Ashley Infant School Primary
- Ashley Junior School Primary
- New Milton Infant 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 New Milton Junior School teach?
- New Milton Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in New Milton.
- Who is the headteacher of New Milton Junior School?
- The headteacher of New Milton Junior School is Mr K Geary, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was New Milton Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected New Milton Junior 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 New Milton Junior School?
- New Milton Junior School has 320 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is New Milton Junior School full?
- New Milton Junior School has capacity for 372 pupils and 320 on roll (86%), 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 Junior School a faith school?
- No. New Milton Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does New Milton Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records New Milton Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have New Milton Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 74% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does New Milton Junior School rank locally?
- New Milton Junior School ranked 116th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is New Milton Junior School's absence rate?
- New Milton Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are New Milton Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, New Milton Junior 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.