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Saxon Wood School

Special / other · Basingstoke · RG24 9NH

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: OutstandingPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 23 May 2023

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At a glance

45 pupils

School type
Community special school
Age range
2–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
22.2% of pupils
English as additional language
18.2% of pupils
SEN support
0% of pupils
EHC plan
100% of pupils
Nursery
Yes
Website
http://www.saxonwood.hants.sch.uk
URN
116634

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

5 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths

suppressed (small cohort)

Reaching the higher standard

suppressed (small cohort)

Average scaled score (reading)

suppressed (small cohort)

Average scaled score (maths)

suppressed (small cohort)

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025. “Suppressed” means the DfE withholds figures for very small cohorts.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
18%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
64.3%
England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
7.5
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

100% of teachers stayed at the school the following year

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Spending per pupil

This school£28,060
Typical special / other school£29,008

Total expenditure ÷ pupils, council-maintained school finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Inspection history since 2015

Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.

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