Springwell School
Hinkler Road, Thornhill, Southampton, SO19 6DH
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Co Headteacher Lisa Needham Maria Burrows
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, 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
- Southampton Itchen
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 276
- Pupils on roll
- 281
- URN
- 116620
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02380445981
About this school
Springwell School is a community special school in Southampton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 281 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Springwell School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 28 June 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. 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 | 37 | 39 | 41 |
| 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 | -7.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -6.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -6.20 | - | - |
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 Springwell 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 | Southampton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 55.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 51.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 53.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 271 |
| 2023/24 | 271 |
| 2024/25 | 272 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 63.24%
- English as an additional language
- 27.9%
- Overall absence
- 9.63%
- Persistent absence
- 30.89%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Serendipity School0.2 miles
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Yarrow Heights School1.4 miles
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CHARLTON HOUSE SCHOOL LIMITED1.5 miles
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The Gregg School1.9 miles
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Southampton Solent University2.6 miles
Universities · Southampton
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Common questions
- What ages does Springwell School teach?
- Springwell School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a special school in Southampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Springwell School?
- The headteacher of Springwell School is Co Headteacher Lisa Needham Maria Burrows, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Springwell School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Springwell 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 many pupils are at Springwell School?
- Springwell School has 281 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Springwell School full?
- Springwell School has capacity for 276 pupils and 281 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 Springwell School a faith school?
- No. Springwell School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Springwell School have?
- The schools register lists Springwell School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; 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 Springwell 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 Springwell School's absence rate?
- Springwell School's overall absence rate is 9.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Springwell School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Springwell 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.