Ringwood Junior School
In 2026 everyone who applied for Year 3 was offered a place. Enter your postcode to check your distance.
Summary
The key facts, in one place- Inspection
- Improved significantly, April 2025
- Getting in
- Nobody refused in 2026
- Results
- 62% expected standard; 16% higher standard
- Size
- 353 pupils; classes of 29
- Run by
- Hampshire council
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11 · Mixed
- Higher standard: 16%, against 9% in Hampshire.
- Sessions missed: 4.8%, against 4.5% in Hampshire.
- Suspensions per 100 pupils: 3.6, against 1.4 in Hampshire.
At a glance
Against Hampshire and EnglandOverview
Getting in
- We hold a catchment map for this school.
Quality
- Improved significantly
- Reading, writing and maths: expected standard: 62% (England 62%) (county 63%)
- Reading, writing and maths: higher standard: 16% (England 8%) (county 9%)
Daily life
- Absence: 4.8% of sessions missed; 10% of pupils miss 1 in 10 or more. Schools with a similar intake: 5.3% and 13%
- Suspensions: 4 per 100 pupils (schools with a similar intake: 1); 0 permanent exclusions
- Classes average 29.2 pupils; 54% of classes have more than 30
- 20.3 pupils for each teacher
- Nearest stops, in a straight line: bus 239 m
- 13 police-reported road collisions within 500 m (0 fatal, 3 serious)
- Air: nitrogen dioxide 7.9 µg/m³, PM2.5 5.9 (1 km square, background level)
Who runs it
- Community school is run by its local council (Hampshire), not by an academy trust.
Getting in
How far offers reached
How far away the last child offered a place under the distance rule lived, as the council measures it. It changes every year with who applies: a record, not a promise. Children with a higher priority can be offered places from further away.Year 3. Distance of the last child offered a place on offer day. How places are offered →
Offer day, year by year
| Entry | Year | Places | Applications | Offered | Refused | Last distance (miles) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 3 | 2026 | 96 | 100 | 88 | none | — |
| Year 3 | 2025 | 96 | 100 | 84 | none | — |
Source: Council offer-day figures: Hampshire County Council, 2025 to 2026. A dash is a figure the council does not publish, not nought. Distances are straight lines from the school.
Results
Results
| Measure | This school | England | Council | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths: expected standard | 62% | 62% | 63% | 2024/2025 |
| Reading, writing and maths: higher standard | 16% | 8% | 9% | 2024/2025 |
Source: DfE school performance tables, 2024/2025.
League table place
| Table | Band | England | Council |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary (key stage 2) | Lower half | 8,282 of 14,817 | 175 of 307 |
Source: DfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase.
Inspections
| Date | Kind | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 30 April 2025 | Ungraded visit | Improved significantly |
Source: Ofsted, 2025.
Daily life
Absence
| Year | Sessions missed | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils missing 1 in 10 | Pupils missing 1 in 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 4.0% | 0.8% | 10% | 0.0% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 4.2% | 0.9% | 11% | 0.5% |
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 3.9% | 0.7% | 8.6% | 0.3% |
| Schools with a similar intake | 5.3% | 13% |
Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level, 2024-25. Similar intake: state schools of the same phase with free school meals in the same band (20-30%), the median of 3218 schools.
Suspensions and exclusions
| Year | Suspensions per 100 pupils | Pupils suspended | Suspensions | Permanent exclusions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 3.6 | 2.2% | 13 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 1.6 | 0.5% | 6 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 |
| Schools with a similar intake | 1.3 |
Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level, 2024-25.
Class sizes and staff
| Measure | Figure | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Average class size | 29.2 | 2025/26 |
| Classes over 30 pupils | 54% | 2025/26 |
| Pupils for each teacher | 20.3 | November 2025 |
Source: DfE, school workforce; school census, 2025/26.
Stops nearby
| Kind | Nearest (metres, straight line) |
|---|---|
| bus | 239 |
Source: DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes), current. A stop across a railway or main road may be a long walk. Bus frequency is not held.
Road collisions within 500 m
| Year | Collisions |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 |
Source: DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years, 2021 to 2025. 3 serious and 0 fatal in all; 3 involved a pedestrian, 6 a cyclist. Only collisions with an injury reported to police are counted.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Annual mean (µg/m³) | Year |
|---|---|---|
| NO2 | 7.9 | 2024 |
| PM10 | 9.0 | 2024 |
| PM25 | 5.9 | 2024 |
Source: DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps. A 1 km background figure: not the air at the school gate beside a busy road.
Pupils
Who goes there
| Measure | Share of pupils | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Eligible for free school meals | 21% | 2025/26 |
| First language other than English | 3.7% | 2025/26 |
| SEN support | 6.5% | 2025/26 |
| Education, health and care plan | 4.2% | 2025/26 |
| Girls | 47% | 2025/26 |
Source: DfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs, 2025/26.
Who runs it
Who runs it
- Community school is run by its local council (Hampshire), not by an academy trust.
Area
Homes in reach of this schoolLook up any home near here: its sales, an open-data valuation, and which schools it keeps in reach.Search homes →Sources
- Council offer-day figures: Hampshire County Council
- DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps
- DfE school performance tables
- DfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase
- DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level
- DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level
- DfE, school workforce; school census
- DfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs
- DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes)
- DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years
- Ofsted
- School register: DfE Get Information about Schools (this school)
- How we check these figures: How we know
More in schools in Ringwood and the Hampshire league table. School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026.
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