Saxon Wood School
Community special school · Ages 2–11 · Basingstoke, Hampshire
Saxon Wood School is a special school in Basingstoke, Hampshire for ages 2–11. Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 23 May 2023.
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Key facts
- Address
- Rooksdown Lane, Rooksdown, Basingstoke, RG24 9NH
- Type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Hampshire
- Pupils on roll
- 45 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 7.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 23 May 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy to attend this school.”
- “Parents say their children smile when they talk about their education.”
- “The morning routine runs like clockwork as staff create a positive start to the day.”
To improve
- “Because of this, some of the wider areas for learning and foundation subjects are not yet consistently fully planned and are currently under development.”
- “As the curriculum offer has been reviewed and refined, aspects of the assessment systems are also still in development.”
- “The small steps in learning that pupils need to make have not been clearly defined across the whole curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 July 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Nearby special, independent and other schools
Straight-line distance, in Hampshire.
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- Dove House Academy 1.8 mi Standards maintained
- Chiltern Way Academy Basingstoke 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Chiltern Way Academy Austen 2.2 mi Not judged
- Inclusion School 2.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Loddon School 4.4 mi No Ofsted grade