Wolverdene Special School
22 Love Lane, Andover, SP10 2AF
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 6 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Nathalie Akhmatova
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- North West Hampshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 55
- Pupils on roll
- 55
- URN
- 116635
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01264362350
About this school
Wolverdene Special School is a community special school in Andover. It teaches children aged 6 to 11 and has 55 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Wolverdene Special School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 13 | 12 | 18 |
| 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 | 8% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 8% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99.0 | 91.0 | 89.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 87.0 | 87.0 | 89.0 |
| Reading progress | -8.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -10.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -10.90 | - | - |
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 Wolverdene 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 | 14.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 15.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 57 |
| 2023/24 | 60 |
| 2024/25 | 56 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 60.71%
- English as an additional language
- 3.6%
- Overall absence
- 15.76%
- Persistent absence
- 42.31%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Mark Way School0.5 miles
Special schools · Andover
-
Norman Gate School0.6 miles
Special schools · Andover
-
Rookwood School0.8 miles
Independent schools · Andover
-
Icknield School1.1 miles
Special schools · Andover
-
Smannell Field School1.2 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Andover
Other schools in Andover
- Grateley House School Special schools
- Icknield School Special schools
- Lyttelton House School Special schools
- Norman Gate School Special schools
- Smannell Field School Local authority maintained schools
- The Mark Way School Special schools
- Abbotts Ann Church of England Primary School Primary
- Amport Church of England Primary School Primary
- Andover Church of England Primary School Primary
- Anton Infant School Primary
- Anton Junior School Primary
- Appleshaw St Peter's CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Wolverdene Special School teach?
- Wolverdene Special School teaches children aged 6 to 11. It is a special school in Andover.
- Who is the headteacher of Wolverdene Special School?
- The headteacher of Wolverdene Special School is Ms Nathalie Akhmatova, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Wolverdene Special School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wolverdene 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 many pupils are at Wolverdene Special School?
- Wolverdene Special School has 55 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 6 to 11.
- Is Wolverdene Special School full?
- Wolverdene Special School has capacity for 55 pupils and 55 on roll (100%), 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 Wolverdene Special School a faith school?
- No. Wolverdene Special School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Wolverdene Special School have?
- The schools register lists Wolverdene Special School's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Wolverdene 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 Wolverdene Special School's absence rate?
- Wolverdene Special School's overall absence rate is 15.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wolverdene Special School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wolverdene 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.