St Ives Primary & Nursery School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Ringwood, Dorset
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.598 miles
Published by Dorset Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2015–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Ives Primary & Nursery School is a primary school in Ringwood, Dorset for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 6 December 2023. Dorset has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
St Ives Primary & Nursery School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 2.598 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 4 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 5.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 16.2% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Dorset.
- In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 2.598 miles away, the longest of the 12 years with a published distance and further than in 2025.
- For Reception 2026 there were 31 first-choice applications for 29 offers; all 29 offers went to first-choice families and 2 first-choice families (6%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 90% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and 13% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Dorset schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Sandy Lane, St. Ives, Ringwood, BH24 2LE
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Dorset
- Pupils on roll
- 245 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 6 December 2023
Strengths
- “The school is ambitious for every pupil.”
- “St Ives is a happy, vibrant and highperforming school.”
- “Many pupils hardly miss a day and show genuine pride in attending.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 1 February 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 90% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 31 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 29 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Dorset.
- Oakhurst Community First School 2.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Three Legged Cross First and Nursery School 2.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary's CofE First School & Nursery 2.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Verwood Church of England First School 3.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Hillside Community First School 3.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Trinity Church of England First School 4.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ferndown First School 4.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Parley First School 4.4 mi Good Last distance published