1 Southampton Road, Lyndhurst, Hampshire SO43 7BU
10 reasons to choose New Forest Small School, Primary School
Main point of differentiation
New Forest Small School, Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 68, and the lowest fees in the area. It is a very small school, with small classes, and an emphasis on child-led learning and the outdoors.
School fundamentals
New Forest Small School, Primary School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is the junior division of New Forest Small School, an all-through school to age 16. New Forest Small School, Primary School fees range from £3,300 (Rec) to £3,920 per term (2024/25). Fees exclude VAT and lunches.
Average class size
New Forest Small School, Primary School is a small school, with mixed-age classes, and an average class size of 11.
Leavers' destinations
Most pupils move up to the New Forest Small School’s senior school at the end of Year 6.
The New Forest Small School, Primary School curriculum
School curriculum is based on and adapted from the National Curriculum with a thematic or topic-driven approach that promotes ‘learning by doing’. It also includes PSHE, Spanish. The school’s ‘Human Scale Education’ requires greater levels of pupil trust, mutual respect, belonging, collaboration, and democracy than at most schools.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups and visiting speakers. Over 50% of the school day is given to non-academic pursuits such as ‘free choice time’, forest activities, and gardening.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout.
Sport at New Forest Small School, Primary School
There is whole school Thursday afternoon PE, and a 30 minute cross-country run three times a week for Years 5 and 6. The emphasis is on non-competitive skills development, fitness, exercise and health. And Outdoor Learning.
The Arts at New Forest Small School, Primary School
Art is taught through the thematic or ‘creative’ curriculum, referencing the topic of the term. Music is a discrete curricular subject for all pupils. All pupils play instruments in class. Whole school choir. Drama is part of the co-curriculum.
Wraparound care
School hours are 9.30am to 3.30pm. The school also supports home-schooled pupils.
Find another school near New Forest Small School, Primary School
Walhampton School (9.3 miles); The Gregg Preparatory School (9.8 miles); Ballard School, Prep & Pre-Prep (11 miles).
Brockenhurst Church of England Primary School (4.6 miles); Lymington Junior School (8.9 miles); The New Forest Church of England Primary School (8.9 miles).
New Forest Small School (0 miles); King Edward VI School (9 miles); Ballard School (11 miles).
St Anne’s Catholic School (8.8 miles); The Arnewood School Academy (11.3 miles); Thornden School (13.3 miles).