The Cedar School
Redbridge Lane, Nursling, Southampton, SO16 0XN
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 3 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Cesia Moran
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- 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
- Southampton Test
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 90
- Pupils on roll
- 86
- URN
- 116622
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02380734205
About this school
The Cedar School is a community special school in Southampton. It teaches children aged 3 to 16 and has 86 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 25 January 2024, 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 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | - | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | - | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | - | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | - | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | - | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 11 | 7 | 8 |
| 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 Cedar 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 | — | 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 | 12.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 13.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 92 |
| 2023/24 | 91 |
| 2024/25 | 90 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 55.06%
- English as an additional language
- 17.8%
- Overall absence
- 13.58%
- Persistent absence
- 42.35%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Compass School0.6 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Southampton
-
Rosewood Free School1.3 miles
Free Schools · Southampton
-
Southampton Hospital School1.4 miles
Academies · Southampton
-
GLADE School2.1 miles
Special schools
-
Vermont School2.1 miles
Special schools · Southampton
Other schools in Southampton
- Bower Lodge School Special schools
- Compass School Local authority maintained schools
- Dibden Park School Special schools
- Fair Ways School Special schools
- Forest Park School Special schools
- Great Oaks School Academies
- Greenwood School Local authority maintained schools
- King's Academy Lord Wilson Academies
- New Avenue School Special schools
- New Forest Alternative Provision Special schools
- Oak Lodge School Special schools
- Oaktree Education Services Limited Other types
Common questions
- What year groups does The Cedar School teach?
- The Cedar School teaches children aged 3 to 16. It is a special school in Southampton.
- Who is the headteacher of The Cedar School?
- The headteacher of The Cedar School is Mrs Cesia Moran, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Cedar School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Cedar 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 The Cedar School?
- The Cedar School has 86 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 16.
- Is The Cedar School full?
- The Cedar School has capacity for 90 pupils and 86 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Cedar School a faith school?
- No. The Cedar School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does The Cedar School have?
- The schools register lists The Cedar 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 The Cedar School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2023/24 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 The Cedar School's absence rate?
- The Cedar School's overall absence rate is 13.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Cedar School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Cedar 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.