Forres Sandle Manor School
Forres Sandle Manor School is an independent school in Fordingbridge for boys and girls aged 2 to 16. It has 197 pupils and room for 276.
Sandle Manor, Fordingbridge, SP6 1NS01425 653181fsmschool.comHeadteacher Mark Howe headteacherAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
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 | 197 | 199 | 170 | 132 | 136 | 139 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 13% | 18% | 15% | 15% | 12% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 1% | 1% | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fordingbridge Junior School | Council | 0.8 miles | 217 | Good 2023 | 54 | Compare |
| Fordingbridge Infant School | Council | 0.8 miles | 160 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| The Burgate School and Sixth Form | Academy | 0.9 miles | 1,073 | Not inspected | 62 | Compare |
| St James' Church of England First School and Nursery, Alderholt | Academy | 1.8 miles | 125 | Good 2023 | 59 | Compare |
| Breamore Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 2.3 miles | 77 | No overall grade 2024 | 62 | Compare |
| Western Downland Church of England Aided Primary School | Church of England | 2.4 miles | 160 | Good 2023 | 71 | Compare |
| Hyde Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 2.5 miles | 33 | Good 2023 | 5 | Compare |
| Aurora Beeches School | Independent (grammar) | 4.0 miles | 48 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Forres Sandle Manor School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Forres Sandle Manor School yet.
How many pupils does Forres Sandle Manor School have?
197 pupils aged 2 to 16 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 276 places, so it is 71% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Sandle Manor, Fordingbridge, SP6 1NS
- Telephone
- 01425 653181
- Website
- www.fsmschool.com
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Mark Howe
- 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
- Downlands & Forest North
- Constituency
- New Forest West
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 January 1993
- URN
- 116519 · LAESTAB 8506042 · UKPRN 10018884
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.
- 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.