Osborne School
Athelstan Road, Winchester, SO23 7GA
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Sonia White (O'Donnell)
- SEN provision
- 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
- Constituency
- Winchester
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 216
- Pupils on roll
- 220
- URN
- 116511
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01962854537
About this school
Osborne School is a community special school in Winchester. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 220 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 35 | 29 | 36 |
| Attainment 8 score | 5.3 | 4.2 | 1.6 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.31 -1.79 to -0.83 | -1.25 -1.78 to -0.72 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 3% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Osborne School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Hampshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3 | 37.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 4.2 | 37.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 1.6 | 37.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 222 |
| 2023/24 | 223 |
| 2024/25 | 218 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 41.24%
- English as an additional language
- 8.7%
- Overall absence
- 10.53%
- Persistent absence
- 35.05%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Swanwick Lodge0.5 miles
Other types · Winchester
-
The Pilgrims School0.8 miles
Independent schools · Winchester
-
University of Winchester0.8 miles
Universities · Winchester
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Winchester College0.9 miles
Independent schools · Winchester
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St Swithuns1.3 miles
Independent schools
Other schools in Winchester
- Shepherds Down Special School Special schools
- Swanwick Lodge Other types
- Lanterns Nursery School and Extended Services Nursery
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Primary
- Barton Farm Primary Academy Primary
- Barton Stacey Church of England Primary School Primary
- Compton All Saints Church of England Primary School Primary
- Harestock Primary School Primary
- Itchen Abbas Primary School Primary
- John Keble Church of England Primary School Primary
- Kings Worthy Primary School Primary
- Micheldever CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Osborne School teach?
- Osborne School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a special school in Winchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Osborne School?
- The headteacher of Osborne School is Ms Sonia White (O'Donnell), as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Osborne School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Osborne School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Osborne School?
- Osborne School has 220 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Osborne School full?
- Osborne School has capacity for 216 pupils and 220 on roll (102%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Osborne School a faith school?
- No. Osborne School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Osborne School have?
- The schools register lists Osborne School's special educational needs provision as: 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. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Osborne School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 5.3 in 2022/23 and 1.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Osborne School's absence rate?
- Osborne School's overall absence rate is 10.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Osborne School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Osborne School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.