Ballard School
Other independent school · Mixed · Hampshire
Fernhill Lane, New Milton, BH25 5SU
44
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
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No graded inspection
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
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No data
At a glance
Pupils on roll
456
Capacity used
Has space89%
510 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Other independent school
- Age range
- 2–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Protestant/Evangelical
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Stuart Turner
- Address
- Fernhill Lane, New Milton, BH25 5SU
- Phone
- 01425626900
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Ward / constituency
- Ballard · New Forest West
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 116524
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | — | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | 30% | — | — |
456 pupils · 510 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
No state-school Ofsted inspection on record (independent schools are often inspected by ISI).
View all Ofsted reportsGCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 30.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | — | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.87 | — | — |
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 32.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 0% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 0% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 0% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.01 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 62 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combined Science | 44 | 16% | 61% | 86% | |
| Art and Design | 39 | 56% | 87% | 100% | |
| History | 23 | 30% | 74% | 87% | |
| Geography | 22 | 64% | 86% | 91% | |
| Spanish | 20 | 50% | 80% | 85% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 19 | 74% | 100% | 100% | |
| Biology | 18 | 72% | 94% | 100% | |
| Physical Education | 18 | 28% | 72% | 83% | |
| Physics | 17 | 71% | 100% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 16 | 81% | 100% | 100% | |
| Computer Science | 12 | 75% | 83% | 92% | |
| Religious Studies | 10 | 0% | 40% | 60% |
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.