Ringwood Junior School
Hightown Road, Ringwood, BH24 1NH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sally-Ann Evans
- Constituency
- New Forest West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 384
- Pupils on roll
- 353
- URN
- 115943
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01425473554
About this school
Ringwood Junior School is a community primary school in Ringwood. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 353 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 30 April 2025, where inspectors found the school has improved significantly. 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.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 96 | 95 | 94 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% | 78% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 19% | 19% | 16% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 85% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 84% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 88% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.00 | - | - |
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 Ringwood 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 | 75% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 78% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 376 |
| 2023/24 | 380 |
| 2024/25 | 361 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ringwood Junior School compares
Ringwood Junior School ranked 172nd of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 4.8% | 23% | 353 | — |
| Ringwood Church of England Infant School | — | 5% | 19.2% | 239 | 0.2 miles |
| Poulner Junior School | 68% | 5.2% | 24.7% | 265 | 1.1 miles |
| Poulner Infant School and Nursery | — | 4.7% | 19.5% | 207 | 1.2 miles |
| St Ives Primary & Nursery School | 90% | 3.5% | 7.4% | 245 | 1.8 miles |
| Burley Primary School | 50% | 6.2% | 14.1% | 81 | 3.9 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)
- 22.99%
- English as an additional language
- 4.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.8%
- Persistent absence
- 10.03%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ringwood Church of England Infant School0.2 miles
Primary · Ringwood
-
Poulner Junior School1.1 miles
Primary · Ringwood
-
Poulner Infant School and Nursery1.2 miles
Primary · Ringwood
-
St Ives Primary & Nursery School1.8 miles
Primary · Ringwood
-
Burley Primary School3.9 miles
Primary · Ringwood
Other schools in Ringwood
- Burley Primary School Primary
- Poulner Infant School and Nursery Primary
- Poulner Junior School Primary
- Ringwood Church of England Infant 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 year groups does Ringwood Junior School teach?
- Ringwood Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Ringwood.
- Who is the headteacher of Ringwood Junior School?
- The headteacher of Ringwood Junior School is Mrs Sally-Ann Evans, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ringwood Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ringwood 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 Ringwood Junior School?
- Ringwood Junior School has 353 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Ringwood Junior School full?
- Ringwood Junior School has capacity for 384 pupils and 353 on roll (92%), 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 Ringwood Junior School a faith school?
- No. Ringwood Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ringwood Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ringwood Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Ringwood Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 75% in 2022/23 and 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ringwood Junior School rank locally?
- Ringwood Junior School ranked 172nd of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ringwood Junior School's absence rate?
- Ringwood Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ringwood Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ringwood 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.