Shepherds Down Special School is a school located in Winchester. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 22/03/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7.4%, which is 3.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Shepherds Lane, Winchester, SO21 2AJ
Website: www.shepherdsdown.co.uk
Telephone: 01962713445
School Type: Community special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Hampshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Deborah Gooderham
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 116642

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 22/03/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity:
Number of Pupils: 158
Number of Boys: 116
Number of Girls: 42

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 19.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0 Confidence interval -3.7 to 3.6
Writing
Average: -1.4 Confidence interval -4.7 to 2
Maths
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -2.6 to 3.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Compton All Saints Church of England Primary School
Compton Street , Compton SO21 2AS 		3out of 4 1,419 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Twyford St Mary's Church of England Primary School
School Road , Twyford SO21 1QQ 		3out of 4 1,757 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Otterbourne Church of England Primary School
Main Road , Otterbourne SO21 2EQ 		4out of 4 1,956 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Colden Common Primary School
Upper Moors Road , Brambridge SO50 6HW 		3out of 4 3,115 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Olivers Battery Primary School
Austen Avenue , Olivers Battery SO22 4HP 		3out of 4 3,188 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Shepherds Down Special School
Shepherds Lane , Compton SO21 2AJ 		3out of 4 0 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Twyford School
High Street , Twyford SO21 1NW 		- not rated 2,173 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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