Ringwood Church of England Infant School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 5–7 · Ringwood, Hampshire
Ringwood Church of England Infant School is a primary school in Ringwood, Hampshire for ages 5–7 (voluntary controlled school). Hampshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- School Lane, Ringwood, BH24 1LG
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Hampshire
- Pupils on roll
- 239 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 19.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 14 April 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending this friendly and welcoming school.”
- “They arrive each day eager to learn and ready to engage.”
- “The warm greeting they receive from staff helps pupils settle quickly and start the day positively.”
To improve
- “However, pupils do not always achieve as well as they could in some curriculum subjects.”
- “This is because opportunities to deepen understanding and strengthen long-term recall are not yet consistently embedded across these areas.”
- “However, teaching across some areas of the whole curriculum is not yet as strong as it is in the core areas.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 67 first-preference applications, 67 offers in total, 67 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2019 to 2026, as Hampshire published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hampshire.
- Ringwood Junior School 0.2 mi Improved significantly
- Poulner Junior School 1.1 mi Standards maintained
- Poulner Infant School and Nursery 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Burley Primary School 4.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Sopley Primary School 4.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hyde Church of England Primary School 4.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Bransgore Church of England Primary School 5.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Fordingbridge Infant School 6.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published