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Osborne School

Community special school · Winchester · SO23 7GA

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Age range

Ages 11–19

Pupils

220

Local authority

Hampshire

Age range

Ages 11–19

05111619

Provision snapshot

Based on official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth formHas a sixth form
  • BoardingNo boarders
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community special school, Ages 11–19, in Winchester, Hampshire, 220 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, special school. Free school meals: 43.8%. SEN provision includes: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability….

Open schools in Winchester
35
Academies among open schools in Winchester
0% (0)
Open schools in SO23
9
Open schools in Hampshire LA
620

Nearby schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in WinchesterNear SO23

Overview

School type
Community special school
Age range
11–19
Gender
Mixed
Status
Open
URN
116511

Location

Address
Athelstan Road
Postcode
SO23 7GA
Town
Winchester
County
Hampshire
Local authority
Hampshire
District
Winchester
Constituency
Winchester
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Size & intake

Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.

Pupils on roll
220
Boys / girls
144 / 76
School capacity
216
Capacity fill
220 / 216 (102%)
Free school meals
43.8%
FSM pupils
88
Gender
Mixed

School characteristics

Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Boarding
No boarders
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community special school

SEN & specialist provision

SEN types and resourced/SEN unit places as recorded in GIAS. This is provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
Special classes
No Special Classes

Contact

Headteacher
Ms Sonia White (O'Donnell)
Telephone
01962854537
Website
www.osborneschoolwinchester.com

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Ofsted

Latest inspection outcomes from Ofsted monthly management information. Report-card grades use the current framework where published; older OEIF grades are shown when that is the latest graded inspection.

Headline

Outstanding

Inspection date

2022-09-28

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective
Yes

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Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results from DfE school and college performance tables. Figures are not rankings — suppressed or unavailable values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Attainment 8
4.2
Progress 8
-1.3
English & maths grade 5+
0%
English & maths grade 4+
0%
EBacc entry
0%
EBacc APS
0.4

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Pupil absence rates from DfE pupil absence in schools in England. Persistent absence means 10% or more of sessions missed; severe absence means 50% or more. Lower figures are better.

Academic year 2023/24

Overall absence

12.1%

Persistent absence

35.6%

Unauthorised

1.4%

Authorised absence
10.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
5.3%
Enrolments in measure
188

Recent years

2022/23
Overall 11.3% · Persistent 37.9%
2021/22
Overall 15.4% · Persistent 43.5%

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England