Glenwood School
Washington Road, Emsworth, PO10 7NN
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Josie Payne
- SEN provision
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Havant
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 108
- Pupils on roll
- 118
- URN
- 116639
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01243373120
About this school
Glenwood School is a community special school in Emsworth. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 118 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Glenwood 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
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 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 14 | 25 | 21 |
| Attainment 8 score | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.70 -2.44 to -0.96 | -1.86 -2.46 to -1.25 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
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 Glenwood 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 | 2.3 | 37.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 2.1 | 37.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 2.8 | 37.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 16.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 13.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 107 |
| 2023/24 | 112 |
| 2024/25 | 115 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 56.52%
- English as an additional language
- 0.9%
- Overall absence
- 13.78%
- Persistent absence
- 40.17%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Releasing Potential School2.3 miles
Independent schools
-
Prospect School3.1 miles
Special schools · Havant
-
Riverside Community Special School3.8 miles
Special schools · Waterlooville
-
The Waterloo School4.2 miles
Special schools · Waterlooville
-
Jubilee School4.7 miles
Special schools · Waterlooville
Other schools in Emsworth
- Emsworth Primary School Primary
- Southbourne Infant School Primary
- Southbourne Junior School Primary
- St James Church of England Controlled Primary School Primary
- Thorney Island Community Primary School Primary
- Westbourne Primary School Primary
- Bourne Community College Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Glenwood School teach?
- Glenwood School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in Emsworth.
- Who is the headteacher of Glenwood School?
- The headteacher of Glenwood School is Mrs Josie Payne, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Glenwood School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Glenwood 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 Glenwood School?
- Glenwood School has 118 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Glenwood School full?
- Glenwood School has capacity for 108 pupils and 118 on roll (109%), 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 Glenwood School a faith school?
- No. Glenwood School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Glenwood School have?
- The schools register lists Glenwood School's special educational needs provision as: MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Glenwood School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 2.3 in 2022/23 and 2.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Glenwood School's absence rate?
- Glenwood School's overall absence rate is 13.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Glenwood School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Glenwood 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.