1
Lymington Church of England Infant School
Lymington • Hampshire • SO41 9GP
1
13 May 2024
Top 10 Primary schools in New Forest
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2019)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the district of New Forest. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
55
Outstanding
7
Good
44
Median inspection year
2019
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 14% · G: 86% · RI: 0% · I: 0%
2
Hazel Wood Infant School
Southampton • Hampshire • SO40 8WU
1
22 Jan 2024
3
St Luke's Church of England Primary School
Lymington • Hampshire • SO41 6AE
1
14 Mar 2023
4
Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School - the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools
Lymington • Hampshire • SO41 8GY
1
12 Jan 2023
5
Orchard Infant School
Southampton • Hampshire • SO45 4SB
1
5 May 2022
6
Marchwood Junior School
Southampton • Hampshire • SO40 4ZH
1
2 Dec 2018
7
Hordle CofE (VA) Primary School
Lymington • Hampshire • SO41 0FB
1
11 Apr 2016
8
Hale Primary School
Fordingbridge • Hampshire • SP6 2NE
2
7 Mar 2024
9
Pennington Church of England Junior School
Lymington • Hampshire • SO41 8HX
2
28 Feb 2024
10
Hyde Church of England Primary School
Fordingbridge • Hampshire • SP6 2QL
2
18 Jan 2024
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Oakfield Academy 2 • Nov 2023
- New Milton Infant School 2 • Jun 2023
- Fordingbridge Junior School 2 • Jun 2023
- Cadland Primary School 2 • May 2023
- Fawley Infant School 2 • Mar 2023
- Pennington Infant School 2 • Dec 2022
- Hythe Primary School 2 • Nov 2022
- Blackfield Primary and Nursery School 2 • Nov 2022
- Orchard Junior School 2 • May 2022
- Bransgore Church of England Primary School 2 • May 2022