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Ballard School[1]

Independent · ages 2–16

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Headline results

No headline results are published for this school in the latest two years.

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
33.4 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
0% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
0% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[3]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[3]

IGCSEs don't count towards Attainment 8, so it understates many independent schools.

Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths
2024/25 32.2[4] 0%[4]
2023/24 30.6[5] 0%[5]
2022/23 36.8[6] 0%[6]
2021/22 30.7[7] 0%[7]

Ofsted

No published data for this school.

Competition to get in

No published data for this school.

Character & practicalities

Type
Other independent school[1]
Ages
2–16[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Faith
Protestant/Evangelical[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
No[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
510[1]
Local authority
Hampshire[1]
Website
www.ballardschool.co.uk[1]
District
New Forest[8]
Postcode
BH25 5SU[1]
URN
116524[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
475 2024/25[9]
SEN support
39.2% 2024/25[9]
EHC plan
0.6% 2024/25[9]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
0% 2024/25[9]

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Performance tables schools data (explore education statistics). Period 2025/26, provisional, published 2026-10-15. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2024/25: data guidance. Period 2024/25. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
  4. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  5. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.