St Ives Primary & Nursery School

St Ives Primary & Nursery School has demonstrated outstanding overall performance in its first Ofsted inspection. The school is characterized by an ambitious and happy environment, where pupils exhibit high levels of attendance and pride in their school. Relationships among staff and pupils are positive, fostering a culture of respect and well-being. The curriculum is broad and well-implemented, preparing students exceptionally well for future educational challenges, particularly in reading and mathematics, where many pupils exceed national standards by Year 6.

Strengths

• Exceptional quality of relationships between pupils and staff.
• High levels of self-control and positive character traits among pupils.
• Ambitious curriculum that prepares pupils effectively for secondary school.
• Strong commitment to professional development of staff to improve teaching.
• Outstanding early years provision that nurtures vocabulary and personal development.
• Highly effective behavior management policies leading to excellent pupil behavior.
• Impressive sports programs promoting physical fitness for all pupils.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at St Ives Primary & Nursery School attended 96.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 3.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at St Ives Primary & Nursery School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 St Ives Primary & Nursery School had 21.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 12.7% of pupils at St Ives Primary & Nursery School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 St Ives Primary & Nursery School received £6,156 and spent £5,589 for each of its 256 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £142,000 (£556 per pupil).

Across all 6 schools of The Heath Academy Trust, income was £7,083 and spending £6,778 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Ringwood · Dorset local authority: places and applications

St Ives Primary & Nursery School is part of The Heath Academy Trust, which runs 6 schools. The nearest others:

• Oakhurst Community First School Ferndown
• Three Legged Cross First and Nursery School Wimborne
• St Mary's CofE First School & Nursery Ferndown
• St James' Church of England First School and Nursery, Alderholt Fordingbridge
• Sixpenny Handley First School and Nursery Salisbury

What is St Ives Primary & Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Ives Primary & Nursery School is Outstanding, from an inspection in February 2024.

When was St Ives Primary & Nursery School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Ives Primary & Nursery School was last inspected in February 2024.

How many pupils does St Ives Primary & Nursery School have?

St Ives Primary & Nursery School has 245 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Ives Primary & Nursery School cover?

St Ives Primary & Nursery School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are St Ives Primary & Nursery School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 90% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Ives Primary & Nursery School?

St Ives Primary & Nursery School is at Sandy Lane, St Ives, Ringwood, Hampshire, BH24 2LE.