Shelldene House School
Shelldene House, 20 Main Road, Wisbech, PE14 0HJ
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 12 to 19
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Ruth Danbury
- Constituency
- North East Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 12
- Pupils on roll
- 6
- URN
- 135380
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Telephone
- 01945861122
About this school
Shelldene House School is a boys' independent special school in Wisbech. It teaches children aged 12 to 19 and has 6 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Shelldene House School under its current framework. 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
Shelldene House School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in August 2007, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - |
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 Shelldene House 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 | 6 |
| 2023/24 | 5 |
| 2024/25 | 4 |
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
- 6
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Old School House0.2 miles
Special schools · Wisbech
-
Cambian Home Tree School1.0 miles
Special schools · Wisbech
-
Begdale House School1.1 miles
Special schools · Wisbech
-
Meadowgate Academy2.4 miles
Academies · Wisbech
-
On Track Education Wisbech2.6 miles
Special schools · Wisbech
Other schools in Wisbech
- Begdale House School Special schools
- Cambian Home Tree School Special schools
- Cambian Wisbech School Special schools
- Meadowgate Academy Academies
- OA - Nene Valley Academies
- On Track Education Wisbech Special schools
- The Old School House Special schools
- Walnut Tree School Ltd Special schools
- Emneth Nursery School Nursery
- Alderman Payne Primary School Primary
- Anthony Curton CofE Primary School Primary
- Beaupre Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Shelldene House School teach?
- Shelldene House School teaches children aged 12 to 19. It is a special school in Wisbech.
- Who is the headteacher of Shelldene House School?
- The headteacher of Shelldene House School is Mrs Ruth Danbury, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Shelldene House School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Shelldene House 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 Shelldene House School?
- Shelldene House School has 6 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 12 to 19.
- Is Shelldene House School full?
- Shelldene House School has capacity for 12 pupils and 6 on roll (50%), so it has space against 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 Shelldene House School a faith school?
- No. Shelldene House School has no designated religious character.
- What are Shelldene House School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Shelldene House 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.