Poulner Junior School
North Poulner Road, North Poulner, Ringwood, BH24 3LAOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Poulner Junior School is a primary school in Ringwood for ages 7 to 11. It is one of the 600 schools in Hampshire. It ranks 152nd of 300 primary schools in Hampshire. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in May 2019.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 21 May 2019, report published 11 June 2019
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 12 November 2024
Pupils enjoy coming to this happy school. The school's HEART values of honesty, excellence, attitude, respect and thoughtfulness are threaded through all aspects of school life. Pupils wear their heart badges with pride. The school is ambitious for all pupils to achieve well. Pupils do their best to meet these high expectations. They are proud of their school and keen to tell visitors what they are learning. For example, pupils in Year 4 enthusiastically explained to the inspector how to construct a Viking longhouse. They know and understand the consequences of their actions. Pupils listen politely to each other and to adults. They recognise and respect that some of their classmates need different types of support to help them to behave well. The school provides many opportunities for pupils to take on leadership roles, such as house captains, play leaders and sports leaders. At the time of the inspection, pupils were eagerly looking forward to raising money for charity by breaking 'school rules', such as dressing to express or wearing their hair down.
What the school should improve
- Across the curriculum, learning is not adapted effectively enough to ensure that disadvantaged pupils can succeed. As a result, they do not learn as well as they could. The school should make sure that teachers have the skills to identify the building blocks of learning that pupils need to work through, to ensure that disadvantaged pupils can learn the curriculum and make progress alongside their peers.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
65 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
265 pupils on roll, with places for 288
Schools near Poulner Junior School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poulner Infant School and Nursery | 0.1 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Ringwood Church of England Infant School | 1 mile | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | Not published |
| Ringwood Junior School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 62% met the expected standard |
| St Ives Primary & Nursery School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | 90% met the expected standard |
| Hyde Church of England Primary School | 4 miles | Ofsted: Good | 50% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jo Randall
- Phone
- 01425474590
- Address
- North Poulner Road, North Poulner, Ringwood, BH24 3LA
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- URN
- 115999
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.