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Special schools in the South East

All 402 special schools in the South East.

402 schools in South East

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  1. Abbey Court Foundation Special School

    Rochester, ME2 3SP · Special · All-through · Ages 3 to 19

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Has a nursery
    • Has a sixth form

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    11.5%
    Pupils
    236
    Pupils per teacher
    6.2
    View school Abbey Court Foundation Special School
  2. Addington School

    Reading, RG5 3EU · Academy · All-through · Ages 3 to 19

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Has a nursery
    • Has a sixth form

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    8.9%
    Pupils
    311
    Pupils per teacher
    5.9
    View school Addington School
  3. Bower Grove School

    Maidstone, ME16 8NL · Special · All-through · Ages 4 to 16

    • Ofsted:Outstanding

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    15.6%
    Pupils
    246
    Pupils per teacher
    6.4
    View school Bower Grove School
  4. Bradfields Academy

    Chatham, ME5 0LB · Academy · All-through · Ages 4 to 19

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Has a sixth form

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    9.3%
    Pupils
    452
    Pupils per teacher
    7.1
    View school Bradfields Academy
  5. Brighton and Hove Clinic School

    Bn3 4fh · Independent · Secondary · Ages 11 to 19

    • Ofsted:Outstanding

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    –
    Pupils
    9
    Pupils per teacher
    –
    View school Brighton and Hove Clinic School
  6. Brookfields School

    Reading, RG31 6SW · Academy · All-through · Ages 3 to 19

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Has a nursery
    • Has a sixth form

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    8.1%
    Pupils
    224
    Pupils per teacher
    6.2
    View school Brookfields School
  7. Chailey Heritage School

    Lewes, BN8 4EF · Special · All-through · Ages 3 to 19

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Has a nursery
    • Has a sixth form

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    19.0%
    Pupils
    68
    Pupils per teacher
    –
    View school Chailey Heritage School
  8. Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham

    Wokingham, RG40 2HR · Academy · All-through · Ages 8 to 19

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Has a sixth form

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    13.1%
    Pupils
    75
    Pupils per teacher
    4.4
    View school Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham
  9. Chilworth House School

    Oxford, OX33 1JP · Independent · Primary · Ages 5 to 12

    • Ofsted:Outstanding

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    –
    Pupils
    36
    Pupils per teacher
    –
    View school Chilworth House School
  10. Cressex Lodge School

    Reading, RG42 4DE · Independent · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Boys

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    –
    Pupils
    18
    Pupils per teacher
    –
    View school Cressex Lodge School
  11. Dove House Academy

    Basingstoke, RG21 5SU · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 19

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Has a sixth form

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    8.6%
    Pupils
    238
    Pupils per teacher
    7.3
    View school Dove House Academy
  12. Downs View Special School

    Brighton, BN2 6BB · Special · All-through · Ages 3 to 19

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Has a sixth form

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    10.2%
    Pupils
    224
    Pupils per teacher
    6.7
    View school Downs View Special School
  13. Five Acre Wood School

    Maidstone, ME15 9QF · Special · All-through · Ages 4 to 19

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Has a sixth form

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    11.3%
    Pupils
    871
    Pupils per teacher
    7.9
    View school Five Acre Wood School
  14. Fox Grove School

    Leatherhead, KT22 7PW · All-through · Ages 4 to 19

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Has a sixth form

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    11.9%
    Pupils
    153
    Pupils per teacher
    10.1
    View school Fox Grove School
  15. Frank Wise School

    Banbury, OX16 9RL · Special · All-through · Ages 2 to 19

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Has a nursery
    • Has a sixth form

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    10.3%
    Pupils
    119
    Pupils per teacher
    5.8
    View school Frank Wise School
  16. Freemantles School

    Woking, GU22 0AN · Special · All-through · Ages 4 to 19

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Has a sixth form

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    10.6%
    Pupils
    305
    Pupils per teacher
    5.4
    View school Freemantles School
  17. Furze Down School

    Buckingham, MK18 3BL · Special · All-through · Ages 4 to 19

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Has a sixth form

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    13.5%
    Pupils
    223
    Pupils per teacher
    6.7
    View school Furze Down School
  18. Glyne Gap School

    Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 2PU · Academy · All-through · Ages 2 to 19

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Has a nursery
    • Has a sixth form

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    12.0%
    Pupils
    140
    Pupils per teacher
    8.2
    View school Glyne Gap School
  19. Goldwyn School

    Ashford, TN23 3BT · Special · Secondary · Ages 10 to 19

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Has a sixth form

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    31.0%
    Pupils
    197
    Pupils per teacher
    4.7
    View school Goldwyn School
  20. Gosden House School

    Guildford, GU5 0AH · Special · All-through · Ages 4 to 16

    • Ofsted:Outstanding

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    9.0%
    Pupils
    130
    Pupils per teacher
    7.1
    View school Gosden House School
  21. Great Oaks School

    Southampton, SO16 7LT · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 19

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Has a sixth form

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    10.5%
    Pupils
    369
    Pupils per teacher
    6.5
    View school Great Oaks School
  22. Haywards Farm School

    Reading, RG7 4AS · Independent · All-through · Ages 6 to 14

    • Ofsted:Outstanding

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    –
    Pupils
    28
    Pupils per teacher
    –
    View school Haywards Farm School
  23. Hazel Court School

    Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 19

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Has a sixth form

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    10.9%
    Pupils
    135
    Pupils per teacher
    7.8
    View school Hazel Court School
The big picture

How the South East's special schools spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

Attainment 8 at 16

Average score across each pupil's best eight GCSEs.

the South East 6.3England 46.2Walton Leigh School: 0Carwarden House Community School: 0.1Pebble Brook School: 0.5St Piers School: 0.5Great Oaks School: 0.5Oak Grove College: 0.6Alfriston School: 0.8High Close School: 0.9St Joseph's Specialist Trust: 0.9Nore Academy: 1Woodfield School: 1.6Caldecott Foundation School: 1.7Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham: 1.7The Abbey School: 1.8Oak Lodge School: 1.9Redwood Park Academy: 2Manor Green College: 2.2INSPIRE Free Special School: 2.5Orion Academy: 2.6Osborne School: 2.9Hopescourt School: 3Glenwood School: 3.2The Park School: 3.3Stony Dean School: 3.5St Catherine's School and College: 3.5Bramley Grange Academy: 3.5Baycroft School: 3.7Meadows School: 3.8Brighton and Hove Clinic School: 4.3Swalcliffe Park School CIO: 4.4Hamilton School: 4.5Dove House Academy: 4.6Headstart: 4.7Philip Southcote School: 5The Lindfield School: 6.6The Polygon School: 7Prospect School: 7.3St Mary's School and 6th Form College: 7.7Broomhill Bank School: 8.4Jubilee School: 9.3Saxon Mount School: 9.3Odyssey House School: 9.3Treloar School: 9.8Frewen College: 10.2The Mark Way School: 10.6Great Oaks Small School: 10.9Farney Close School: 11.7Eton Dorney Independent Therapeutic School: 12.2ISP School: 12.4Goldwyn School: 13.1Moor House School & College: 13.3Muntham House School: 13.5Portal House School: 13.9Rivermead School: 14Newingate School: 14.2West Heath School: 14.3Heathermount School: 16.7King's Academy Lord Wilson: 18.2Yarrow Heights School: 19.1Ripplevale School: 19.2Leigh Academy Snowfields: 20.1Grateley House School: 20.6LVS Oxford: 21.5Unsted Park School: 22.8Red Balloon Worthing Learner Centre: 24.2Sunnydown School: 28.1Limpsfield Grange School: 31.5Mary Hare School: 33.2More House School: 36.8020406080
Special schools in the South East

Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

the South East average 14.6%St Catherine's School and College: 4.7%Meath School: 5.2%The Abbey School: 5.9%White Spire School: 6%The Mark Way School: 6.5%Torfield School: 6.7%Muntham House School: 7%The Woodlands School: 7.2%Limington House School: 7.2%Heathfield Special School: 7.3%Sunnydown School: 7.4%Maple Ridge School: 7.5%Moor House School & College: 7.5%Brantridge School: 7.5%Cliffdale Primary Academy: 7.6%Linden Bridge School: 7.6%The Park School: 7.7%St Mary's School and 6th Form College: 7.9%Clifton Hill School: 7.9%Forest Bridge School: 8%Danecourt School: 8.1%West Hill School: 8.1%Brookfields School: 8.1%Aspire School: 8.2%Shepherds Down Special School: 8.3%The Beacon Folkestone: 8.3%Norman Gate School: 8.4%Kennel Lane School: 8.4%Rachel Madocks School: 8.6%Dove House Academy: 8.6%Bardwell School: 8.6%Baycroft School: 8.7%Manor Green College: 8.7%Oakley School: 8.7%Kingfisher School: 8.8%John Watson School: 8.8%Oak Tree School: 8.9%Addington School: 8.9%Manor Mead School: 8.9%Gosden House School: 9%Springfield School: 9%Northern House Academy: 9.1%Westfield School: 9.2%Manor Green Primary School: 9.3%Fitzwaryn School: 9.3%Bradfields Academy: 9.3%Leigh Academy Milestone: 9.4%Bishopswood School: 9.4%Medina House School: 9.5%Thames Valley School: 9.5%Romans Field School: 9.6%Springwell School: 9.6%Woodlands Meed: 9.6%St Joseph's Specialist Trust: 9.8%The Iffley Academy: 9.8%Brooklands School: 9.8%Riverside Community Special School: 9.9%Icknield School: 9.9%Ifield School: 9.9%Swalcliffe Park School CIO: 9.9%Rosewood Free School: 9.9%Saxon Mount School: 9.9%Pond Meadow School: 9.9%The South Downs School: 9.9%Stone Bay School: 10.1%Downs View Special School: 10.2%Palatine Primary School: 10.2%Oak Grove College: 10.2%Endeavour Academy, Oxford: 10.2%Frank Wise School: 10.3%Slated Row School: 10.4%Portesbery School: 10.4%Osborne School: 10.5%Great Oaks School: 10.5%Freemantles School: 10.6%St Anthony's School: 10.7%Redwood Park Academy: 10.7%St Francis Special School: 10.8%Hazel Court School: 10.9%St Dominic's School: 10.9%The Ridgeway School: 11%Philip Southcote School: 11%Stocklake Park Community School: 11.1%Foreland Fields School: 11.1%St Nicholas' School: 11.1%Limpsfield Grange School: 11.1%Woodfield School: 11.1%St Piers School: 11.2%Henry Tyndale School: 11.2%Forest Park School: 11.2%Stony Dean School: 11.3%Oak Lodge School: 11.3%Five Acre Wood School: 11.3%The Wyvern School (Buxford): 11.3%Hollywater School: 11.4%Woodlands School: 11.4%Abbey Court Foundation Special School: 11.5%Acre Wood Academy: 11.5%Fordwater School, Chichester: 11.6%Carwarden House Community School: 11.6%Pebble Brook School: 11.7%Booker Park Community School: 11.7%Herons Dale School: 11.7%Arbour Vale School: 11.7%Chiltern Wood School: 11.8%Alfriston School: 11.9%Fox Grove School: 11.9%Glyne Gap School: 12%High Close School: 12.1%Summerdown School: 12.4%Grange Park School: 12.5%Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham: 12.5%The Castle School: 12.6%Laleham Gap School: 12.6%Mary Rose Academy: 13%Mabel Prichard School: 13.1%Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham: 13.1%Hill Park School: 13.2%Littledown School: 13.4%Manor Green School: 13.4%Furze Down School: 13.5%Meadowfield School: 13.5%The Avenue Special School: 13.5%The Cedar School: 13.6%Nexus Foundation Special School: 13.7%Glenwood School: 13.8%The Lindfield School: 13.9%The Waterloo School: 14.4%Rivermead School: 14.5%Mary Hare School: 14.6%The Holy Brook School: 14.9%Ingfield Manor School: 14.9%Heritage House School: 15%Treloar School: 15.1%Samuel Cody School: 15.1%Valence School: 15.2%Saxon Wood School: 15.6%St George's School: 15.6%Bower Grove School: 15.6%Wolverdene Special School: 15.8%Walton Leigh School: 16%The Redway School: 16.1%The Children's Trust School: 16.4%Bloxham Grove Academy: 16.6%Bramley Oak Academy: 16.9%Leigh Academy Snowfields: 17.4%The Polygon School: 17.8%Chailey Heritage School: 19%Broomhill Bank School: 19.3%Chiltern Way Academy Austen: 19.8%Meadows School: 21%The Wymering School: 21%Chiltern Way Academy: 21.4%Vermont School: 22.5%Elms School: 22.5%Woodeaton Manor School: 24.2%Caldecott Foundation School: 24.3%Cuckmere House School: 24.3%New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust): 24.3%St Anthony's School: 24.8%Littlegreen Academy: 24.8%Cornfield School, Littlehampton: 24.9%The Orchard School: 26.4%Rowhill School: 26.6%The Flagship School: 29.3%Portal House School: 29.4%Hopescourt School: 30.4%Prospect School: 30.5%St Mary's School: 30.9%Goldwyn School: 31%Orion Academy: 31.1%Chiltern Way Academy Basingstoke: 31.3%Lakeside School: 31.5%King's Academy Lord Wilson: 33.7%The Ropemakers' Academy: 34.4%Bramley Grange Academy: 38.8%INSPIRE Free Special School: 38.9%Hamilton School: 39.2%Stephenson Academy: 39.5%Unified Academy: 40.8%Nore Academy: 46.7%The Harbour School: 48.6%Lift Wishmore: 49.6%0%13%26%39%52%
Special schools in the South East

Ofsted grades in the South East

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 120 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 92 of 282
  • Good: 176 of 282
  • Requires improvement: 10 of 282
  • Inadequate: 4 of 282
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in the South East

  1. Some are faith schools.

    15 of the 402 special schools in the South East have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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About these schools

Special schools in the South East, explained

There are 402 special schools in the South East, teaching 39,057 children.

95% of the special schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 92 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

44.2% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £29,524 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 36.7% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many special needs schools are in the South East?
There are 402 special needs schools in the South East, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
How many Ofsted Outstanding special needs schools are in the South East?
the South East has 92 special needs schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 176 are rated Good, meaning 95% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
What is the average class size in the South East special needs schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across special needs schools in the South East is 7:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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