Ashley Infant School
Ashley Infant School is a council school in New Milton for boys and girls aged 4 to 7. It has 149 pupils and room for 182. About 23 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit fewer than at most schools.
Lower Ashley Road, Ashley, New Milton, BH25 5AA01425 611321ashley-inf.hants.sch.ukMrs Sarah Dibben headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
No published results yet for this school.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
38 places were empty (18% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in. Pupil numbers have fallen by 9% since 2021/22, so places are getting easier to find.
In 2026 every child who applied got a place, so how far away you live didn't matter. That could change if the school gets more popular.
We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.
How places were given out for September 2026. Every child who applied got a place (29 offers for 45 places).
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Specialist SEND provision. Resourced provision (extra staff and funding within a mainstream school) with 32 pupils, for autism, speech, language and communication.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Hampshire with autism provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (39), emotional and mental health (10), Physical disability (3), Specific learning difficulty (2), Autistic spectrum disorder (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 149 | 171 | 180 | 194 | 191 | 196 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 23% | 28% | 26% | 29% | 29% | 34% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 15% | 16% | 16% | 12% | 6% | 7% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 13% | 12% | 14% | 8% | 8% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 21% | 17% | 13% | 13% | 13% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 93.6% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 6.4% | 6.1% | 6.6% | 6.3% | 2.9% | 4.9% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 5.2% | 4.9% | 5.8% | 5.2% | 2.4% | 3.9% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 1.2% | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 0.5% | 1.0% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 20.0% | 17.6% | 16.0% | 20.9% | 3.0% | 8.4% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley Junior School | Foundation | 420 m | 230 | Good 2023 | 24 | Compare |
| Hordle CofE (VA) Primary School | Church of England | 1.0 miles | 382 | Outstanding 2022 | 92 | Compare |
| New Milton Junior School | Council | 1.3 miles | 320 | Report card 2026 | 60 | Compare |
| New Milton Infant School | Council | 1.3 miles | 167 | Good 2023 | 12 | Compare |
| Tiptoe Primary School | Council | 1.6 miles | 123 | Good 2022 | 66 | Compare |
| St Luke's Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 2.4 miles | 191 | Outstanding 2023 | 97 | Compare |
| Milford-on-Sea Church of England Primary School | Academy | 2.6 miles | 313 | No overall grade 2024 | 43 | Compare |
| Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School - the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools | Roman Catholic | 2.8 miles | 104 | Outstanding 2022 | 96 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Ashley Infant School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Ashley Infant School yet.
How many pupils does Ashley Infant School have?
149 pupils aged 4 to 7 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 182 places, so it is 82% full.
Is Ashley Infant School oversubscribed?
Probably not. 38 places were empty in 2024/25 (18% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at Ashley Infant School?
Pupils were in school 93.6% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 20% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Ashley Infant School?
The average class had 17.6 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.
Does Ashley Infant School have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It has resourced provision (extra staff and funding within a mainstream school) for autism, speech, language and communication. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Lower Ashley Road, Ashley, New Milton, BH25 5AA
- Telephone
- 01425 611321
- Website
- www.ashley-inf.hants.sch.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Dibben
- Type of school
- Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 4-7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Ward
- Ashley, Bashley & Fernhill
- Constituency
- New Forest West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 115855 · LAESTAB 8502005 · UKPRN 10080445
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- Admissions outcomes: Hampshire council's published allocation statistics (source), entry years 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.