Oak Lodge School
Roman Road, Dibden Purlieu, Southampton, SO45 4RQ
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Kieron Hudson
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- New Forest East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 173
- URN
- 116637
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02380847213
About this school
Oak Lodge School is a community special school in Southampton. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 173 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Oak Lodge 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 9 March 2023, 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 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 32 | 38 | 26 |
| Attainment 8 score | 7.1 | 4.1 | 4.5 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.56 -2.10 to -1.03 | -1.71 -2.21 to -1.20 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 3% | 0% | 3.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 6% | 0% | 3.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
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 Oak Lodge 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 | 7.1 | 37.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 4.1 | 37.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 4.5 | 37.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 157 |
| 2023/24 | 158 |
| 2024/25 | 164 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 45.12%
- English as an additional language
- 3%
- Overall absence
- 11.26%
- Persistent absence
- 29.27%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Greenwood School0.2 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Southampton
-
Bower Lodge School0.9 miles
Special schools · Southampton
-
Dibden Park School0.9 miles
Special schools · Southampton
-
Oaktree Education Services Limited2.8 miles
Other types · Southampton
-
Southampton Solent University3.4 miles
Universities · 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
- Oaktree Education Services Limited Other types
- Rosewood Free School Free Schools
Common questions
- What ages does Oak Lodge School teach?
- Oak Lodge School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in Southampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Oak Lodge School?
- The headteacher of Oak Lodge School is Mr Kieron Hudson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Oak Lodge School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oak Lodge 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 Oak Lodge School?
- Oak Lodge School has 173 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Oak Lodge School a faith school?
- No. Oak Lodge School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Oak Lodge School have?
- The schools register lists Oak Lodge School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Oak Lodge School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 7.1 in 2022/23 and 4.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Oak Lodge School's absence rate?
- Oak Lodge School's overall absence rate is 11.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Oak Lodge School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oak Lodge 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.