Ashley Infant School
Community primary school in New Milton (Hampshire).
Ofsted
Ungraded inspection
inspected Mar 2025
Early years (EYFS)
-
not published
Attendance rate
93.6%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
13.4
▼ 7.3 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
22.8%
▼ 2pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
SEN support
10.7%
▼ 5pp England 2025/26: 15.4%
2025/26
Capacity
82%
149 / 182 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Teacher turnover
0.0%
▼ 15pp England 2024/25: 14.5% (primary schools)
2024/25
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Ashley Infant School is a primary school located in New Milton, Hampshire. The school caters for boys and girls aged 4 to 7 and currently has 171 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 180. The school is led by Mrs Sarah Dibben.
Enrichment
3 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Football
- Gymnastics
- Forest School
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Modeshift STARSRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 115855
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Constituency
- New Forest West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (8 current, 4 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Christine Slater-Johnson | Chair of Governors | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Louise Drayton | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Lewis Chaffey | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Norma Jenkins | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Scott Smith | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Christine Slater-Johnson | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Hannah Awesome | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Philip Awesome | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Nicola Arturi Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Amy King Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Emma Embleton Former | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Sarah Dibben Former | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2014 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record