The Loddon School
Wildmoor Lane, Sherfield-on-Loddon, Hook, RG27 0JD
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 8 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Joanna Emerson
- Boarding
- Children's home (Boarding school)
- Constituency
- North East Hampshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 30
- Pupils on roll
- 28
- URN
- 116589
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01256884600
About this school
The Loddon School is an independent special school in Hook. It teaches children aged 8 to 19 and has 28 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected The Loddon School under its current framework. 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
The Loddon School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1989, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 3 | 29 | 4 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 The Loddon 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 30 |
| 2023/24 | 29 |
| 2024/25 | 29 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 28
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sherfield School0.5 miles
Independent schools · Hampshire
-
Chiltern Way Academy Austen2.5 miles
Free Schools · Basingstoke
-
Wellesley Prep School2.7 miles
Independent schools · Hook
-
Dove House Academy3.1 miles
Academies · Basingstoke
-
Maple Ridge School3.2 miles
Special schools · Basingstoke
Other schools in Hook
- Inclusion Hampshire Other types
- Buryfields Infant School Primary
- Charles Kingsley's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Dogmersfield Church of England Primary School Primary
- Greenfields Junior School Primary
- Hook Infant School Primary
- Hook Junior School Primary
- Mayhill Junior School Primary
- Oakwood Infant School Primary
- Whitewater Church of England Primary School Primary
- Robert May's School Secondary
- Lord Wandsworth College Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does The Loddon School teach?
- The Loddon School teaches children aged 8 to 19. It is a special school in Hook.
- Who is the headteacher of The Loddon School?
- The headteacher of The Loddon School is Mrs Joanna Emerson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Loddon School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The Loddon School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at The Loddon School?
- The Loddon School has 28 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 8 to 19.
- Is The Loddon School full?
- The Loddon School has capacity for 30 pupils and 28 on roll (93%), so it has space against 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 The Loddon School a faith school?
- No. The Loddon School has no designated religious character.
- What are The Loddon School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Loddon 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 24 July 2026.