The Serendipity School
399 Hinkler Road, Thornhill, Southampton, SO19 6DS
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 9 to 19
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Miss Philippa Smith
- Constituency
- Southampton Itchen
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 25
- Pupils on roll
- 24
- URN
- 131556
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02380422255
About this school
The Serendipity School is a girls' independent special school in Southampton. It teaches children aged 9 to 19 and has 24 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected The Serendipity School under its current framework. 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
The Serendipity School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in April 2006, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | 11.3 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | 14.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | 14.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | 0.9 |
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 Serendipity 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 18 |
| 2023/24 | 24 |
| 2024/25 | 26 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 24
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Springwell School0.2 miles
Special schools · Southampton
-
Yarrow Heights School1.6 miles
Special schools
-
CHARLTON HOUSE SCHOOL LIMITED1.7 miles
Independent schools · Hampshire
-
The Gregg School2.0 miles
Independent schools · Southampton
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Southampton Solent University2.8 miles
Universities · Southampton
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- New Forest Alternative Provision Special schools
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Common questions
- What ages does The Serendipity School teach?
- The Serendipity School teaches children aged 9 to 19. It is a special school in Southampton.
- Who is the headteacher of The Serendipity School?
- The headteacher of The Serendipity School is Miss Philippa Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Serendipity School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The Serendipity School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at The Serendipity School?
- The Serendipity School has 24 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 9 to 19.
- Is The Serendipity School full?
- The Serendipity School has capacity for 25 pupils and 24 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 Serendipity School a faith school?
- No. The Serendipity School has no designated religious character.
- What are The Serendipity School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Serendipity 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 24 July 2026.