Johann Peter Ring was born in 1801 in Schönau in the Upper Palatinate.

From 1830 until his death in 1875 he worked as Ottmaring's pastor in Ottmaring, Rederzhausen and Hügelshart. In 1850 he was appointed district school inspector. He campaigned tirelessly for the school system, which was still in its early stages. Around 1866 he had a new schoolhouse built, which was used as a school until 1968. After his death, he bequeathed part of his money to the Ottmaring school community. Today a plaque in the entrance area of the Ottmaringer Church commemorates Johann Peter Ring.

The school was named after him in 1991.

Founding and history of the school

The school was inaugurated in 1968 as the Ottmaring Association School

Until 1972/73 it was a full secondary school with grades 1 – 9.

From 1973 onwards we were only primary and secondary schools with grades 1 – 6.

2008: Closure of the Ottmaring secondary school and the founding of the Johann Peter Ring primary school in Ottmaring as a pure primary school with classes from 1-4.

In 2008 there were 9 classes with 204 students.

The previous rectors in Ottmaring were:

Franz Janotta 1960 – 1987

Andreas Hörmann 1987 – 2001

Ingrid Hillenbrand 2001 – 2006

Martina Kreiner 2006 – 2009

Susanne Geiger 2009 - 2010

Marianne White 2010 – 2018

Alexandra Gregor 2018 - present