Oak Lodge SchoolNew Forest School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Oak Lodge School and New Forest School.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
Oak Lodge School was judged Good and New Forest School was judged Outstanding.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 4.5 for Oak Lodge School and 3.9 for New Forest School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Oak Lodge School (4.3 in 2021-22, 4.5 in 2024-25) and has fallen at New Forest School (10.9 in 2021-22, 3.9 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SouthamptonOak Lodge School | HampshireNew Forest School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | |
| School type | Community special school | Other independent special school | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 7-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 173 | 110 | |
| Capacity | Not reported | 150 | |
| Location | Southampton, SO45 4RQ | Hampshire, SO45 1FJ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 4.5 Stronger figure | 3.9 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 3.8% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 3.8% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 0.0% | 0.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.15 | 0.18 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 26 | 13 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 164 | 96 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 45.1% | 0.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 3.0% | Not reported | |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 2.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 100.0% | 97.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 11.3% | Not reported | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 29.3% | Not reported | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Oak Lodge School
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