Academy converter · Dorset

St Ives Primary & Nursery School

2–11Ages
245Pupils
PrimaryPhase
142505URN

Sandy Lane, St. Ives, Ringwood, BH24 2LE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

0.4 above Dorset median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Dorset

73 applications for 29 places · 21st of 80 in Dorset

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

90%met the expected standard

Dorset 54% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 6 December 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.5applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Dorset median (2.1) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

73 applications · 29 places offered · 31 named it first

2026 2.5; Dorset median median 2.1
2025 2.3; Dorset median median 2.0
2024 3.1; Dorset median median 2.1
2023 2.9; Dorset median median 2.0
2022 2.6; Dorset median median 2.0
2021 2.3; Dorset median median 2.0
2020 2.5; Dorset median median 1.9
2019 2.1; Dorset median median 2.1
2018 2.0; Dorset median median 2.0
2017 2.1; Dorset median median 2.0
2016 2.5; Dorset median median 2.0
2015 2.1; Dorset median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.6; Dorset median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Dorset median in 11 of 11 years.

This school
Dorset median

Dashed bars: as St Ives Primary School (URN 113739), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	29	73	2.5	31	1.07
Sep 2025	31	71	2.3	48	1.55
Sep 2024	29	89	3.1	42	1.45
Sep 2023	29	85	2.9	47	1.62
Sep 2022	30	78	2.6	40	1.33
Sep 2021	30	69	2.3	45	1.50
Sep 2020	30	74	2.5	40	1.33
Sep 2019	30	64	2.1	42	1.40
Sep 2018	30	61	2.0	33	1.10
Sep 2017	30	63	2.1	35	1.17
Sep 2016	30	74	2.5	44	1.47
Sep 2015 *	30	64	2.1	43	1.43
Sep 2014 *	30	47	1.6	28	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 97% · Writing 90% · Maths 100% → all three 90% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard90%2nd of 78 in Dorset

Dorset 54% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard97%

Dorset 73% England 78%

Higher standard60%

Dorset 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard90%

Dorset 71% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Dorset 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard100%

Dorset 68% England 77%

Higher standard57%

Dorset 17% England 24%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Dorset median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	90%	13%	111	110
2023/24	87%	26%	113	109
2022/23	94%	41%	112	114

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Ives Primary & Nursery SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

2.5applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Ringwood Church of England Infant School
2.8 km · Hampshire

2026

1.9applications per place
Ringwood Junior School
2.9 km · Hampshire

Improved significantly2025

62%met the SATs standard
Oakhurst Community First School
4.2 km · Dorset

2026

2.0applications per place
Poulner Junior School
4.3 km · Hampshire

Standards maintained2024

68%met the SATs standard
Poulner Infant School and Nursery
4.4 km · Hampshire

Standards maintained2024

1.6applications per place
Three Legged Cross First and Nursery School
4.7 km · Dorset

Good2023

1.9applications per place
St Mary's CofE First School & Nursery
4.8 km · Dorset

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place
Verwood Church of England First School
5.7 km · Dorset

Good2023

2.6applications per place

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142505 · 838/2246
Trust: The Heath Academy Trust
Capacity: 240 pupils · 245 on roll
Free school meals: 5.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 December 2015
Replaced: St Ives Primary School (URN 113739)
Address: Sandy Lane, St. Ives, Ringwood, BH24 2LE
Local authority: Dorset

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources