Ballard School, New Milton | Fees, Address, Admission, Vacancies, Reviews & More

I wholeheartedly recommend this school. Since joining, the change in my daughter has been remarkable. She has simply flourished. It is indeed a ‘Bespoke Education’ – everyone of her teachers knows how to support, encourage and get the best out of her. She has a new-found confidence and leaves to school everyday with a spring in her step. She especially loves all of the Performing Arts opportunities and has signed up to the many clubs and extra-curricular activities the school offers. Sending our daughter to Ballard was one of the best decisions we have made as parents.

An outstanding school

Our daughter has attended since nursery and is now in Reception. Since day 1, despite covid causing disruption, we have been made to feel welcome and able to attend a host of excellent events. Our daughter is flourishing and is so confident and keen to learn which is really encouraging for us as parents.

The facilities are exceptional and kept very clean. Our daughter is treated as an individual and early/late clubs help us to plan our working days. She loves those clubs so much that she would be sad to miss out on a session!

We recommend Ballard as an exceptional, caring, family school.

My children have attended Ballard since nursery and I trully feel this is a school where each pupil’s abilities are celebrated and stretched to their full potential, being their curiousity, sports, art or music abilities. My son loves the STEM activities and my daughter is loving sports. I have been very impressed as well by their eco efforts, I think this is such an important aspect of our kids future that is often overlooked by other private schools. The grounds and facilities are superb. I would recommend Ballard School for parents wanting to give their children an all-round education.

My daughter has attended Ballard School for the last 12 years and I only have the highest praise for the school’s ethos, pastoral care, development and encouragement of the children. Our daughter is so happy at Ballard and we have recommended the school to many friends who have moved their children here recently.
We believe Ballard has given our daughter the very best of start for her future.

Ballard is a wonderful school for children who conform to their ‘norm’ but they lack experience, expertise and deeper knowledge to cater for anything outside of this, which is something to be mindful of in a world where we are learning and improving education about the unique qualities defining every child.

Their financial motives conflict at times with what being a part of a family really means, whilst their capability to extend learning at the very upper ranges of ability can be challenged. Ballard School is a limited environment in certain regards that fails to be inclusive at times, despite the fantastic facilities, so be sure the glove fits well. We were deeply disturbed that we were not kept informed about our child’s emotional welfare at times and that they were excluded from an activity without parental knowledge.

The school can be resistant to criticism and doesn’t cope well with challenges to their ‘norm,’ preventing them from extending their knowledge and offer. As a result, it is not our view, or experience, that all children will receive a bespoke education, as it is only tailor made to fit within their limits, capabilities and business model.

11.12.22 With regard to comments below. Unfortunately, Google doesn’t allow you to maintain the original post’s date in edit mode. Google review is a platform for people to voice their personal experience and view, which is how the review was presented, as our lived experience. People are capable of making their own personal judgement based upon their child. In terms of accuracy, providing ‘evidence’ to support the review is not appropriate, in the school’s favour, or potentially fair if you have since made improvements so the discussion ends there. Instead, hopefully the opportunity has since been taken to accept what was, in order to reflect, learn and educate for the positive benefit of all.