Sheiling School
Sheiling School is an independent special school in Ringwood for boys and girls aged 5 to 19. It has 43 pupils and room for 55.
Horton Road, Ashley, Ringwood, BH24 2EB01425 477488thesheilingringwood.co.ukMr Andrew Walters principalAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
4 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 Dorset 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 | 43 | 34 | 35 | 37 | 32 | 30 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheiling College | Special post 16 institution | 0 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Ringwood Waldorf School | Independent | 460 m | 248 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St Ives Primary & Nursery School | Academy | 690 m | 245 | Outstanding 2023 | 99 | Compare |
| Ringwood Church of England Infant School | Church of England | 1.3 miles | 239 | Report card 2026 | 42 | Compare |
| Ringwood Junior School | Council | 1.4 miles | 353 | Not inspected | 64 | Compare |
| Ringwood School Academy | Academy | 1.4 miles | 1,592 | Good 2022 | 81 | Compare |
| Poulner Junior School | Council | 2.3 miles | 265 | Not inspected | 34 | Compare |
| Poulner Infant School and Nursery | Council | 2.3 miles | 207 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Sheiling School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Sheiling School yet.
How many pupils does Sheiling School have?
43 pupils aged 5 to 19 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 55 places, so it is 78% full.
Does Sheiling School have a sixth form?
Yes.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Horton Road, Ashley, Ringwood, BH24 2EB
- Telephone
- 01425 477488
- Website
- www.thesheilingringwood.co.uk
- Principal
- Mr Andrew Walters
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 5-19, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Ward
- St Leonards & St Ives
- Constituency
- Christchurch
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 18 February 1958
- URN
- 113952 · LAESTAB 8386004 · UKPRN 10008488
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.