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Best schools in Ringwood

6 schools in Ringwood ranked on the same DfE results as the Hampshire and Dorset league tables, with the best ranked schools within reach of the town centre beside them. Read the band (top 1%, 5%, 10%, 25%) more than the exact place: most schools in the middle cannot be told apart.

Primary schools

Ringwood's own ranking

In RingwoodSchoolExpected standardHigher standardBand in EnglandPlace in England
1St Ives Primary & Nursery School90%27%Top 1%133 of 13,886
2Ringwood Junior School72%18%Top 25%1,400 of 13,886
3Poulner Junior School61%10%Top half5,679 of 13,886
4Burley Primary School41%4%Lower half12,647 of 13,886

Not ranked: Poulner Infant School and Nursery, Ringwood Church of England Infant School: too few pupils to rank fairly, or no published results.

Ranked on reading, writing and maths at the expected standard (50% of the score), reading, writing and maths at the higher standard (50% of the score), three-year average to 2024/25. England: reading, writing and maths at the expected standard 62%; reading, writing and maths at the higher standard 8%. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, key stage 2 school performance tables, latest year 2024/25; the ranking is kinplace's league table, built 16 October 2026 (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

Secondary schools (GCSE)

Ringwood's own ranking

In RingwoodSchoolProgress 8Attainment 8Grade 5+ English and mathsBand in EnglandPlace in England
1Ringwood School Academy+0.3553.660%Top 25%667 of 3,292

Best ranked within 6 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centreProgress 8Attainment 8Grade 5+ English and mathsBand in EnglandPlace in England
The Burgate School and Sixth FormFordingbridge6.2 miles+0.1750.354%Top half1,038 of 3,292
Ferndown Upper SchoolFerndown5.6 miles+0.3446.646%Top half1,104 of 3,292

Ranked on Progress 8 (50% of the score), Attainment 8 (25% of the score), grade 5 or above in English and maths (25% of the score), 2023/24 to 2025/26, weighted by cohort. England: Progress 8 +0.01; Attainment 8 47.4; grade 5 or above in English and maths 48%. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, key stage 4 school performance tables, latest year 2025/26; the ranking is kinplace's league table, built 16 October 2026 (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

Sixth forms and colleges (A level)

Ringwood's own ranking

In RingwoodSchoolValue addedPoints per A level entryBand in EnglandPlace in England
1Ringwood School Academy+0.1236.3Top 25%388 of 2,007

Best ranked within 6 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centreValue addedPoints per A level entryBand in EnglandPlace in England
The Burgate School and Sixth FormFordingbridge6.2 miles+0.0632.4Top half763 of 2,007
Ferndown Upper SchoolFerndown5.6 miles-0.0131.8Top half949 of 2,007

Ranked on A level value added (60% of the score), average A level points per entry (40% of the score), 2022/23 to 2024/25, weighted by cohort. England: A level value added -0.03; average A level points per entry 35.0. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, 16 to 18 school and college performance tables, latest year 2024/25; the ranking is kinplace's league table, built 16 October 2026 (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

Private schools (A level)

None in Ringwood itself is ranked.

Best ranked within 12 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centrePoints per A level entryValue added (not counted)Band in EnglandPlace in England
Canford SchoolWimborne8.1 miles46.5+0.28Top 25%79 of 451
Talbot Heath SchoolBournemouth9.3 miles40.6+0.24Top half223 of 451
Bournemouth Collegiate SchoolBournemouth8.6 miles36.7+0.09Lower half324 of 451

Ranked on average A level points per entry (100% of the score), 2022/23 to 2024/25, weighted by cohort. A level value added is shown beside it, not counted. England (private schools): average A level points per entry 43.0. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, 16 to 18 school and college performance tables, latest year 2024/25; the ranking is kinplace's league table, built 16 October 2026 (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

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League tables: Hampshire Primary · Hampshire GCSE · Dorset Primary · Dorset GCSE.

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