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Shepherds Down Special School[1]

Special · ages 4–11

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Results

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Primary (key stage 2)

Expected standard (reading, writing & maths)
0% 2024/25[2]
Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)
0% 2024/25[2]
All results, 2021/22
Not published[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[3]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[3]
Earlier years
Year Expected standard (reading, writing & maths) Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)
2023/24 0%[4] 0%[4]
2022/23 0%[5] 0%[5]
2018/19 0%[6] 0%[6]
2017/18 0%[7] 0%[7]

Ofsted

Latest inspection
21 Feb 2023[8]
Type
Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools[8]
Report published
13 Apr 2023[8]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[8]
Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
School remains Good[8]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
21 Mar 2017[9] Maintained Academy and School Short inspection[9] Good[9]

Competition to get in

No published data for this school.

Character & practicalities

Type
Community special school[1]
Ages
4–11[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Local authority
Hampshire[1]
Website
www.shepherdsdown.co.uk[1]
District
Winchester[10]
Postcode
SO21 2AJ[1]
URN
116642[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
195 2024/25[11]
English as an additional language
10.8% 2024/25[11]
SEN support
0% 2024/25[11]
EHC plan
100% 2024/25[11]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
34.9% 2024/25[11]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
75.8%[12]
Mixed
8.1%[12]
Asian
10.6%[12]
Black
5.1%[12]
Any other ethnic group
0.5%[12]
Unclassified
0%[12]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Department for Education: Key stage 2 attainment: national headlines 2021/22. Period 2021/22. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quotes (2)
    We will not publish key stage 2 data for academic year 2021/22 in performance tables (also known as Compare School and College Performance).
    This is the first publication of key stage 2 attainment statistics since 2019 due to cancellation of 2020 and 2021 assessments during the pandemic.
  4. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  5. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2017/18, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2022/23. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2016/17. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  10. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  11. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  12. Department for Education: Schools, pupils and their characteristics: school level underlying data. Period 2025/26, published 2026-06-04. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.