New Forest Small School Ltd
1 Southampton Road, Lyndhurst, SO43 7BU
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 17
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Alex James
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- New Forest East
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 77
- Pupils on roll
- 64
- URN
- 136112
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02380284415
About this school
New Forest Small School Ltd is an independent school in Lyndhurst. It teaches children aged 3 to 17 and has 64 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected New Forest Small School Ltd under its current framework. 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
New Forest Small School Ltd has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in May 2010, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 11 | 9 | 1 |
| Attainment 8 score | 9.8 | 39.2 | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 18% | 33.3% | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 18% | 55.6% | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.6 | 2.8 | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How New Forest Small School Ltd 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 | 9.8 | 37.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 39.2 | 37.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | — | 37.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 74 |
| 2023/24 | 61 |
| 2024/25 | 65 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 6
- Pupils on SEN support
- 12
Location
Nearby schools
-
Clay Hill School1.0 miles
Special schools · Lyndhurst
-
Coxlease School1.3 miles
Special schools · Lyndhurst
-
Minstead Training Project2.2 miles
Other types · Nr Lyndhurst
-
New Forest Alternative Provision2.7 miles
Special schools · Southampton
-
Forest Park School4.1 miles
Special schools · Southampton
Other schools in Lyndhurst
- St Michael and All Angels CofE Infant School Primary
- Clay Hill School Special schools
- Coxlease School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does New Forest Small School Ltd teach?
- New Forest Small School Ltd teaches children aged 3 to 17. It is an independent school in Lyndhurst.
- Who is the headteacher of New Forest Small School Ltd?
- The headteacher of New Forest Small School Ltd is Mr Alex James, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has New Forest Small School Ltd been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected New Forest Small School Ltd under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is New Forest Small School Ltd?
- New Forest Small School Ltd has 64 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 17.
- Is New Forest Small School Ltd full?
- New Forest Small School Ltd has capacity for 77 pupils and 64 on roll (83%), 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 Forest Small School Ltd a faith school?
- No. New Forest Small School Ltd has no designated religious character.
- How have New Forest Small School Ltd's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 9.8 in 2022/23 and 39.2 in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are New Forest Small School Ltd's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, New Forest Small School Ltd'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 24 July 2026.