Heathfield Special School
Oldbury Way, Fareham, PO14 3BN
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Interim Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Sonia Longstaff-Bishop
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- Federation of Heathfield and St Francis Schools
- SEN provision
- PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Hamble Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 150
- URN
- 116607
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01329512804
About this school
Heathfield Special School is a community special school in Fareham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 150 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 5 October 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 22 | 27 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -13.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -11.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -12.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Heathfield Special 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 | 0% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 133 |
| 2023/24 | 130 |
| 2024/25 | 141 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 47.52%
- English as an additional language
- 2.8%
- Overall absence
- 7.26%
- Persistent absence
- 23.26%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Francis Special School0.1 miles
Special schools · Fareham
-
Light Years School0.9 miles
Special schools · Fareham
-
Kingsgate School1.1 miles
Special schools
-
Meoncross School1.4 miles
Independent schools
-
West Hill Park School1.4 miles
Independent schools · Fareham
Other schools in Fareham
- All's Well Special schools
- Baycroft School Special schools
- Light Years School Special schools
- St Francis Special School Special schools
- Castle Primary School Primary
- Cornerstone CofE (VA) Primary School Primary
- Crofton Anne Dale Infant and Pre-School Primary
- Crofton Anne Dale Junior School Primary
- Crofton Hammond Infant School Primary
- Crofton Hammond Junior School Primary
- Harrison Primary School Primary
- Newtown Soberton Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Heathfield Special School teach?
- Heathfield Special School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a special school in Fareham.
- Who is the interim executive headteacher of Heathfield Special School?
- The interim executive headteacher of Heathfield Special School is Mrs Sonia Longstaff-Bishop, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Heathfield Special School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Heathfield Special 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 Heathfield Special School?
- Heathfield Special School has 150 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Heathfield Special School a faith school?
- No. Heathfield Special School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Heathfield Special School?
- Heathfield Special School is part of the Federation of Heathfield and St Francis Schools federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Heathfield Special School have?
- The schools register lists Heathfield Special School's special educational needs provision as: PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Heathfield Special School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Heathfield Special School's absence rate?
- Heathfield Special School's overall absence rate is 7.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Heathfield Special School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Heathfield Special 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.