Shepherds Down Special SchoolYarrow Heights School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Winchester.

Summary of the comparison

This page compares Shepherds Down Special School and Yarrow Heights School.

  • Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Shepherds Down Special School (0.0% in 2022-23, 0.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Shepherds Down Special School versus Yarrow Heights School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WinchesterShepherds Down Special SchoolYarrow Heights SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our score Not scored Not scored
Local rankingNot rankedNot ranked
InspectionOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity special school Other independent special school
Age range4-11 7-19
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll198 133
CapacityNot reported145
LocationWinchester, SO21 2AJ SO18 1FS
GCSE results
Attainment 8Not reported24.6 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & mathsNot reported5.9% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & mathsNot reported29.4% 64.8%
Entering EBaccNot reported0.0% 40.5%
EBacc average point scoreNot reported2.17 4.09
CohortNot reported17
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard0.0% Not reported62.0%
At higher standard0.0% Not reported8.0%
Pupils
Pupils in the census195 130
Free school meals (ever 6)34.9% 0.0%
English as an additional language10.8% Not reported
SEN support0.0% 0.0%
SEN with an EHC plan100.0% 90.0%
Attendance
Overall absence8.3% Not reported6.2%
Persistent absence26.0% Not reported15.8%

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Shepherds Down Special School

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