Samuel Cody School

Other · Community special school · Ages 4–16 · Farnborough, Hampshire

Samuel Cody School is an other school in Farnborough, Hampshire for ages 4–16 (community special school).

Key facts

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

No Ofsted grade Inspected 9 June 2026

“Their life here is summed up well by one of the school's many values: 'all different, all equal, all achieve'.”
“This value encapsulates what it is like to be a pupil here.”
“Regardless of their needs, all pupils receive the warmest of welcomes at Samuel Cody School.”

“Many have had negative prior experiences of education, including periods of time out of school.”
“While leaders have begun to improve how well pupils’ communication and language develop, there is still more for the school to do to ensure that every pupil's communication and language needs are fully met.”
“In the early years, children do not benefit as much as older pupils from a carefully designed, well-taught curriculum.”

Safeguarding: met

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 July 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Measure	School	England
Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25)	5%	62%
GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25)	0%	45%
Attainment 8 score (2024/25)	6.6	46

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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