OFSTED
16 November 2022
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Hampshire
Trust
RINGWOOD SCHOOL
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,592
1,592 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
811
50.9% of pupils
Male pupils
781
49.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
9.1 pts
below England
School
15.7%
New Forest
20.4%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.4 pts
below England
School
2.9%
New Forest
5.6%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
2.7 pts
above England
School
3.7%
New Forest
1.2%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
89.6%
1,426
Any other White background
3.3%
52
Any other Mixed background
1.4%
22
White and Black Caribbean
1.1%
17
White and Asian
0.8%
13
Any other ethnic group
0.7%
11
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
16.7%
266 of
1,592 pupils
4.1 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.6 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.5 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
56.2
17.0 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.35 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.33%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.11 pts
higher than
England
School
7.33%
New Forest
5.86%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
21.43%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
5.62 pts
higher than
England
School
21.43%
New Forest
14.13%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.84%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.03 pts
higher than
England
School
2.84%
New Forest
1.35%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
100.1%
7.7 pts
above England
Ringwood School Academy
100.1%
New Forest
93.9%
South East
95.0%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.