Ashley Junior School

New Forest · BH25 5FN

General information Junior School · 7-11 years Who goes here 230 pupils, 34.3% FSM

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Ashley Junior School

General Information

Address: Normans Way, Ashley Road, New Milton, BH25 5FN – View on map
Phone: 01425616510
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Charlotte Bartolomeo
Age range: 7-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: None
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

230 pupils out of 270 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 79
% eligible for free school meals: 34.3%
Pupil mix: 4 in 10 (more mixed than the New Forest average)
English as an additional language: 18% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 15% a year (New Forest 14.6%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 48% moved to another school, 52% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

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Across Hampshire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 15 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 16 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Hampshire (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 5.4%
Persistently absent pupils: 13.2%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

Resourced provision for Moderate learning difficulties 14 places · 15 pupils at the last count

Places are usually for children with an EHC Plan and are arranged through the council, not the normal school application.

Pupils on SEN Support: 7.4%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 17.0%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 7 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 6 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 2 pupils
Physical disability: 1 pupil
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Social, emotional and mental health: 13 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 12 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 4 pupils
Physical disability: 4 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 56% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 3% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 10 percentage points below the New Forest average (66%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Below (3-year average 50% against an expected 58%)
3-year average (expected standard): 50%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 71% · Writing 69% · Maths 63% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 60%
Average test scores: reading 104, maths 102
Based on: 62 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolNew Forest averageEngland↗ Improving Up 13 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 10 percentage points below the New Forest average (66%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 30th of 35 junior and primary schools in the area

=27William Gilpin Church of England Primary School58%
#29Waterside Primary School57%
=30Ashley Junior School56%
=30South Baddesley Church of England Primary School & Nursery56%
=32Burley Primary School50%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School - the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools93%
#2Breamore Church of England Primary School83%
#3St Luke's Church of England Primary School82%
=4Brockenhurst Church of England Primary School & Pre-School81%
=4Lymington Junior School81%
#6Hordle CofE (VA) Primary School76%
#7Wildground Junior School75%
#8Cadland Primary School73%
#9Oakfield Academy71%
=10Bransgore Church of England Primary School70%
=10Marchwood Junior School70%
#12Hale Primary School69%
=13Foxhills Junior School68%
=13New Milton Junior School68%
=13Poulner Junior School68%
#16Blackfield Primary and Nursery School66%
#17Western Downland Church of England Aided Primary School65%
=18Orchard Junior School64%
=18Tiptoe Primary School64%
#20Beaulieu Village Primary School63%
=21Bartley Church of England Junior School62%
=21Fordingbridge Junior School62%
=21Hythe Primary School62%
=21Milford-on-Sea Church of England Primary School62%
=21Ringwood Junior School62%
#26Abbotswood Junior School60%
=27Calmore Junior School58%
=27William Gilpin Church of England Primary School58%
#29Waterside Primary School57%
=30Ashley Junior School56%
=30South Baddesley Church of England Primary School & Nursery56%
=32Burley Primary School50%
=32Hyde Church of England Primary School50%
#34Pennington Church of England Primary School48%
#35Sopley Primary School38%

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3rd of 10 junior schools in New Forest for Ofsted rating

#1Marchwood Junior SchoolOutstanding
#2Abbotswood Junior SchoolGood
#3Ashley Junior SchoolGood
#4Bartley Church of England Junior SchoolGood
#5Fordingbridge Junior SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Marchwood Junior SchoolOutstanding
#2Abbotswood Junior SchoolGood
#3Ashley Junior SchoolGood
#4Bartley Church of England Junior SchoolGood
#5Fordingbridge Junior SchoolGood
#6Foxhills Junior SchoolGood
#7Lymington Junior SchoolGood
#8Poulner Junior SchoolGood
#9Ringwood Junior SchoolGood
#10Wildground Junior SchoolGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £7,626 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

2nd of 13 junior schools in New Forest for spending per pupil

#1Wildground Junior School£7,902
#2Ashley Junior School£7,626
#3Marchwood Junior School£7,115
#4Bartley Church of England Junior School£7,033

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Wildground Junior School£7,902
#2Ashley Junior School£7,626
#3Marchwood Junior School£7,115
#4Bartley Church of England Junior School£7,033
#5Calmore Junior School£6,895
#6Ringwood Junior School£6,717
#7Fordingbridge Junior School£6,677
#8Poulner Junior School£6,548
#9Foxhills Junior School£6,500
#10New Milton Junior School£6,467
#11Orchard Junior School£6,023
#12Abbotswood Junior School£5,845
#13Lymington Junior School£5,815

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