Saxon Wood School
Other · Community special school · Ages 2–11 · Basingstoke, Hampshire
Saxon Wood School is an other school in Basingstoke, Hampshire for ages 2–11 (community special school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 23 May 2023.
Key facts
- Address
- Rooksdown Lane, Rooksdown, Basingstoke, RG24 9NH
- Type
- Community special school
- Phase
- Other
- Ages
- 2–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- 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 other schools
Straight-line distance, in Hampshire.
- Chiltern Way Academy Futures 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Limington House School 1.6 mi Standards maintained
- Maple Ridge School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- 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