Ringwood School Academy

Secondary · state · ages 11–18 · 1,592 pupils · has a sixth form · BH24 1SE · RINGWOOD SCHOOL

GoodOfstedInspected Nov 2022

18.2%GCSE grades 8–9England median 9.6%

17.8%A levels AAB or betterEngland median 12.4%

1.0Applications per placeFirst choices, Year 7 2026

56.2Attainment 8England median 45.8

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18.7% of pupils eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted: School remains Good at an ungraded inspection

GCSE results (2024/25)

% of GCSE grades at 8 or 918.2% (typical 9.6%)

% of GCSE grades at 7 or above32.9% (typical 19.5%)

Attainment 8 (average across 8 GCSE-level subjects)56.2 (typical 45.8)

% with grade 5 or above in English and maths68% (typical 43.9%)

% with grade 4 or above in English and maths84.4% (typical 65.8%)

256 pupils at the end of Year 11.

A levels (2024/25)

% of A-level grades at A* or A22% (typical 15.4%)

% of A-level grades at A* to B49% (typical 38.7%)

% of A-level students with AAB or better17.8% (typical 12.4%)

A-level average points per entry35.13 (typical 32.5)

148 A-level students; average grade B-, best three A levels averaging B-. Progress: average (value added +0.03).

How hard is it to get in?

For Year 7 in September 2026, 240 families put it first for 243 places (1.0 first choices per place). 100% of the families who put it first got a place.

Entry	Places	First choices	Per place	First choices offered a place
Year 7, 2024	253	248	1.0	100%
Year 7, 2025	259	256	1.0	99%
Year 7, 2026	243	240	1.0	100%

Sports facilities on site

Sports hall (1 courts), 1 football pitch, 1 rugby pitch, cricket, grass hockey, dance or fitness studio.

For the school's own use. Schools nearby with similar facilities

Money

£7,738spent per pupil (typical secondary £7,863)

72%of spending on staff, 55% on teachers

£1.2mrevenue reserve (9.4% of a year's income)

£116ksurplus in the year

Income £12.7m, spending £12.6m (September 2024 to August 2025, 1,626 pupils).

Run by Ringwood School, a single-academy trust. The trust holds reserves of £1.2m, 9.4% of its income. Its accounts at Companies House.

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About these figures

Typical means the median state-funded school in England. In the bars, the fill is this school and the black line is the typical school.
Progress 8 (how pupils did against similar pupils nationally) isn't published for 2024/25, because these pupils sat no tests at 11 during Covid.
GCSE tables: GCSE (9–1) full courses taken in 2024/25; A-level tables: GCE A levels taken in 2024/25; subjects with 5 or more entries. Small entries swing a lot from year to year.
Applications per place are first choices. They are national offer day figures; places can change later through waiting lists and appeals.
Living nearby doesn't guarantee a place. Admissions are set by the council or the school, and rules such as catchment, siblings and faith decide who gets in: check its admissions policy and how far away the last places went in recent years.
Sports facilities, not results: there is no national data on schools' sporting success.
Spending per pupil mostly follows funding for deprivation, special needs and London weighting, so higher isn't the same as better. Small schools and sixth forms cost more per pupil.

Department for Education performance data 2024/25 and register of schools; Ofsted inspections to August 2026. Open Government Licence. Applications: DfE applications and offers. Contains data © Sport England (Active Places), matched to the school by name and postcode. Money: Department for Education academies accounts return, 2024-25; Open Government Licence.

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GCSE results (2024/25)

% of GCSE grades at 8 or 918.2% (typical 9.6%)

% of GCSE grades at 7 or above32.9% (typical 19.5%)

Attainment 8 (average across 8 GCSE-level subjects)56.2 (typical 45.8)

% with grade 5 or above in English and maths68% (typical 43.9%)

% with grade 4 or above in English and maths84.4% (typical 65.8%)

256 pupils at the end of Year 11.

GCSE grades by subject

Subject	Entries	Grades 8–9	England 8–9	Grades 7+	Grades 4+
English Language	252	7.9%	9.2%	26.2%	84.9%
Mathematics	252	23%	13%	34.1%	89.7%
English Literature	249	12%	9.9%	27.3%	88.4%
Art and Design	125	7.2%	13.2%	18.4%	88%
Geography	117	24.8%	13.6%	37.6%	88%
History	114	13.2%	15.2%	27.2%	67.5%
French	100	28%	18.1%	44%	94%
Business	72	18.1%	10.9%	27.8%	81.9%
Food Preparation & Nutrition	61	11.5%	11.5%	23%	78.7%
Chemistry	44	36.4%	31.4%	56.8%	90.9%
Physics	44	36.4%	29.4%	56.8%	93.2%
Biology	44	36.4%	28.6%	63.6%	95.5%
Physical Education	28	21.4%	12.8%	35.7%	89.3%
Spanish	26	26.9%	15.3%	38.5%	80.8%
Design & Technology	25	36%	13.3%	48%	88%
Religious Studies	23	17.4%	19%	34.8%	73.9%
Drama	20	25%	15.9%	45%	95%
Computer Science	20	35%	19.9%	45%	70%
Music	14	21.4%	20.5%	42.9%	78.6%

A levels (2024/25)

% of A-level grades at A* or A22% (typical 15.4%)

% of A-level grades at A* to B49% (typical 38.7%)

% of A-level students with AAB or better17.8% (typical 12.4%)

A-level average points per entry35.13 (typical 32.5)

148 A-level students; average grade B-, best three A levels averaging B-. Progress: average (value added +0.03).

A-level grades by subject

Subject	Entries	A*–A	England A*–A	A*	A*–B
Mathematics	41	31.7%	42.8%	14.6%	70.7%
Business Studies	31	22.6%	16.8%	3.2%	45.2%
Psychology	31	25.8%	19.8%	9.7%	61.3%
Biology	29	24.1%	29%	3.4%	44.8%
Physics	24	37.5%	32.6%	20.8%	54.2%
Geography	21	9.5%	24.2%	0%	38.1%
Economics	18	27.8%	30.8%	0%	66.7%
Chemistry	18	38.9%	33.2%	16.7%	55.6%
English Language	16	6.3%	12.7%	0%	56.3%
Design and Technology (Product Design)	15	20%	15.8%	0%	33.3%
English Literature	13	38.5%	25.2%	7.7%	53.8%
Photography	12	8.3%	23.8%	0%	41.7%
Computer Science	8	12.5%	23.5%	12.5%	25%
Geology	7	14.3%	25.3%	0%	28.6%
History	7	14.3%	25.5%	14.3%	71.4%
Spanish	7	0%	26.6%	0%	42.9%
Art and Design	6	0%	29.4%	0%	50%
French	6	33.3%	27.6%	0%	66.7%
Religious Studies	6	16.7%	23.8%	0%	33.3%
Textiles	5	0%	28.9%	0%	0%

Entry

Places

First choices

Per place

First choices offered a place

Year 7, 2024

253

248

1.0

100%

Year 7, 2025

259

256

1.0

99%

Year 7, 2026

243

240

1.0