Compass School
Green Lane, Millbrook, Southampton, SO16 9FQ
- Phase
- Local authority maintained schools
- School type
- Pupil referral unit
- Ages
- 5 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Debbie McKenzie
- Constituency
- Southampton Test
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 40
- URN
- 133675
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02380215320
About this school
Compass School is a special school in Southampton. It teaches children aged 5 to 16 and has 40 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Compass 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
Trends over time
How Compass 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 | 43 |
| 2023/24 | 65 |
| 2024/25 | 47 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
- 11 June 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report16 November 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 87.23%
- English as an additional language
- 12.8%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Cedar School0.6 miles
Special schools · Southampton
-
Southampton Hospital School0.9 miles
Academies · Southampton
-
Rosewood Free School1.2 miles
Free Schools · Southampton
-
King Edward VI School1.8 miles
Independent schools · Southampton
-
GLADE School1.8 miles
Special schools
Other schools in Southampton
- Bower Lodge School Special 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
- Rosewood Free School Free Schools
Common questions
- What ages does Compass School teach?
- Compass School teaches children aged 5 to 16. It is a special school in Southampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Compass School?
- The headteacher of Compass School is Ms Debbie McKenzie, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Compass School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Compass 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 Compass School?
- Compass School has 40 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 16.
- Is Compass School a faith school?
- No. Compass School has no designated religious character.
- Does Compass School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Compass School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 8 July 2026.