St Ives Primary & Nursery School

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 2-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Sandy Lane
St Ives
Ringwood
Hampshire
BH24 2LE
Phone 01425475478
Reference Number 142505

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.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 256
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.39%
Girls: 49.61%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 6.3%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 3.5%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 32.3
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 30
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 31.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 18 12 30
2 10 20 30
3 17 15 32
4 12 20 32
5 20 11 31
6 15 15 30

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 90.2%
White, Other 2.7%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.2%
Mixed, Other 1.2%
Indian 0.8%
Chinese 0.4%
White & Asian 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Asian, Other 0.4%

Overall Ofsted Rating Outstanding
 >  Quality of education Outstanding
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Outstanding
  >  Early Years Provision Outstanding
Last Report Date 06 Dec 2023
Date Report
06 Dec 2023 School inspection:
08 Dec 2015 Academy conversion letter
19 Nov 2008 Full inspection:
Previously as St Ives Primary School
19 Nov 2008 Full inspection:
29 Nov 2005 Full inspection:
29 Nov 2005 Full inspection:
18 Oct 1999 Full inspection
18 Oct 1999 Full inspection

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.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 90%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 13%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 111
Maths 110

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 4.1
Writing 4.7
Maths 7.5

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 13 0
Third Preference 10 0
From another Local Authority 5 0

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