Springwell SchoolThe Serendipity School

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

Summary of the comparison

This page compares Springwell School and The Serendipity School in Southampton.

Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
Springwell School was judged Outstanding and The Serendipity School was judged Outstanding.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Springwell School (0.0% in 2022-23, 0.0% in 2024-25).

Springwell School versus The Serendipity School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	SouthamptonSpringwell School	SouthamptonThe Serendipity School	England average
Overview
Our score	Not scored	Not scored
Local ranking	Not ranked	Not ranked
Inspection	Ofsted: Outstanding	Ofsted: Outstanding
School type	Community special school	Other independent special school
Age range	4-11	9-19
Gender	Mixed	Girls
Pupils on roll	281	24
Capacity	276	25
Location	Southampton, SO19 6DH	Southampton, SO19 6DS
GCSE results
Attainment 8	Not reported	11.3	46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths	Not reported	14.3%	45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths	Not reported	14.3%	64.8%
Entering EBacc	Not reported	0.0%	40.5%
EBacc average point score	Not reported	0.93	4.09
Cohort	Not reported	7
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard	0.0%	Not reported	62.0%
At higher standard	0.0%	Not reported	8.0%
Pupils
Pupils in the census	272	26
Free school meals (ever 6)	63.2%	0.0%
English as an additional language	27.9%	Not reported
SEN support	0.0%	0.0%
SEN with an EHC plan	100.0%	100.0%
Attendance
Overall absence	9.6%	Not reported	6.2%
Persistent absence	30.9%	Not reported	15.8%

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

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