New Forest School
Fawley Road, Fawley, Hampshire, SO45 1FJ
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 7 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Duncan Smith
- Constituency
- New Forest East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 130
- Pupils on roll
- 110
- URN
- 137279
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02380893629
About this school
New Forest School is an independent special school in Hampshire. It teaches children aged 7 to 18 and has 110 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected New Forest 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
New Forest School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in August 2011, 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 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
| Attainment 8 score | 11.7 | 4.9 | 3.9 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 8% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 25% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.6 | 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 New Forest 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 | 11.7 | 37.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 4.9 | 37.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 3.9 | 37.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 82 |
| 2023/24 | 83 |
| 2024/25 | 96 |
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
- 110
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Greenwood School3.9 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Southampton
-
Oak Lodge School4.0 miles
Special schools · Southampton
-
King's Academy Lord Wilson4.6 miles
Academies · Southampton
-
Bower Lodge School4.6 miles
Special schools · Southampton
-
Dibden Park School4.6 miles
Special schools · Southampton
Other schools in Hampshire
- Prince's Mead School Independent schools
- Sherfield School Independent schools
- The King's School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does New Forest School teach?
- New Forest School teaches children aged 7 to 18. It is a special school in Hampshire.
- Who is the headteacher of New Forest School?
- The headteacher of New Forest School is Mr Duncan Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has New Forest School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected New Forest 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 big is New Forest School?
- New Forest School has 110 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 18.
- Is New Forest School full?
- New Forest School has capacity for 130 pupils and 110 on roll (85%), 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 New Forest School a faith school?
- No. New Forest School has no designated religious character.
- How have New Forest School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 11.7 in 2022/23 and 3.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are New Forest School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, New Forest 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.