Schools in Fordingbridge

About schools in Fordingbridge

Most of the nine schools listed in Fordingbridge are primary schools. Its one secondary school is where pupils go on to after primary. One independent school sits outside the state system and sets its own admissions.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

65%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 5 schools with published results

Primary schools7

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Breamore Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  83%

  expected standard
• Fordingbridge Infant School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 7

• Fordingbridge Junior School

  Community school · Ages 7 to 11

  62%

  expected standard
• Hale Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  69%

  expected standard
• Hyde Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  50%

  expected standard
• St James' Church of England First School and Nursery, Alderholt

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 9

• Western Downland Church of England Aided Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

  65%

  expected standard

Secondary schools1

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• The Burgate School and Sixth Form

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  46.6

  Attainment 8

Independent schools1

• Forres Sandle Manor School

  Other independent school · Ages 2 to 16

Common questions about schools in Fordingbridge

How many schools are in Fordingbridge?

OfferDay lists nine schools in Fordingbridge, including seven primary schools and one secondary school.

Who inspects schools in Fordingbridge?

Every school in Fordingbridge is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Fordingbridge?

OfferDay ranks schools in Fordingbridge where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.