Durlston School
Durlston School is an independent school in New Milton for boys and girls aged 2 to 16. It has 262 pupils and room for 456.
Becton Lane, Barton-on-Sea, Becton Lane Barton On Sea, New Milton, BH25 7AQ01425 610010durlstonschool.co.ukMr Bennjamyn Smith headteacherAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
2 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
The government hasn't published this school's headline results. Fewer than eleven pupils sat the exams, so the figures could identify individual children.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Hampshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 262 | 254 | 256 | 252 | 307 | 263 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 31% | 27% | 26% | 15% | 23% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 6% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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 schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Milton Infant School | Council | 820 m | 167 | Good 2023 | 12 | Compare |
| New Milton Junior School | Council | 900 m | 320 | Report card 2026 | 60 | Compare |
| The Arnewood School | Academy | 0.8 miles | 839 | Report card 2026 | 10 | Compare |
| The Eaglewood School | Free schools alternative provision | 0.9 miles | 67 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Ashley Junior School | Foundation | 1.2 miles | 230 | Good 2023 | 24 | Compare |
| Ashley Infant School | Council | 1.4 miles | 149 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Ballard School | Independent | 1.5 miles | 456 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Hordle CofE (VA) Primary School | Church of England | 2.1 miles | 382 | Outstanding 2022 | 92 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Durlston School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Durlston School yet.
How many pupils does Durlston School have?
262 pupils aged 2 to 16 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 456 places, so it is 57% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Becton Lane, Barton-on-Sea, Becton Lane Barton On Sea, New Milton, BH25 7AQ
- Telephone
- 01425 610010
- Website
- www.durlstonschool.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Bennjamyn Smith
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 2-16, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Ward
- Barton & Becton
- Constituency
- New Forest West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 January 1931
- URN
- 116522 · LAESTAB 8506056 · UKPRN 10015664
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
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.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 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.