Ashley Junior School
Normans Way, Ashley Road, New Milton, BH25 5FN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Charlotte Bartolomeo
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- New Forest West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 230
- URN
- 116488
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01425616510
About this school
Ashley Junior School is a foundation primary school in New Milton. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 230 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ashley Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 6 December 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 | 63 | 82 | 62 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 43% | 50% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 2% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 67% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 59% | 65% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 67% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.20 | - | - |
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 Ashley 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 | 43% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 258 |
| 2023/24 | 260 |
| 2024/25 | 240 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ashley Junior School compares
Ashley Junior School ranked 222nd of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 5.4% | 34.6% | 230 | — |
| Ashley Infant School | — | 6.4% | 27.5% | 149 | 0.3 miles |
| New Milton Junior School | 68% | 5.3% | 35.8% | 320 | 1.0 miles |
| New Milton Infant School | — | 6.5% | 23.5% | 167 | 1.0 miles |
| Hordle CofE (VA) Primary School | 76% | 4.3% | 12.7% | 382 | 1.2 miles |
| Tiptoe Primary School | 64% | 5.2% | 21.9% | 123 | 1.7 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)
- 34.58%
- English as an additional language
- 15.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.37%
- Persistent absence
- 13.15%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ashley Infant School0.3 miles
Primary · New Milton
-
New Milton Junior School1.0 miles
Primary · New Milton
-
New Milton Infant School1.0 miles
Primary · New Milton
-
Hordle CofE (VA) Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Lymington
-
Tiptoe Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Lymington
Other schools in New Milton
- Ashley Infant 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 ages does Ashley Junior School teach?
- Ashley Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in New Milton.
- Who is the headteacher of Ashley Junior School?
- The headteacher of Ashley Junior School is Mrs Charlotte Bartolomeo, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ashley Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ashley 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 many pupils are at Ashley Junior School?
- Ashley Junior School has 230 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Ashley Junior School full?
- Ashley Junior School has capacity for 270 pupils and 230 on roll (85%), 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 Junior School a faith school?
- No. Ashley Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Is Ashley Junior School a selective school?
- No. Ashley Junior School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Ashley Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ashley Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Ashley Junior School have?
- The schools register lists Ashley Junior School's special educational needs provision as: MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Ashley Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 43% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ashley Junior School compare with other schools in Hampshire?
- Ashley Junior School ranked 222nd of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ashley Junior School's absence rate?
- Ashley Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ashley Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ashley 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.