Eton Dorney Independent Therapeutic School
34 Lake End Road, Dorney, SL4 6QS
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 8 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Thomas Boardman
- Constituency
- Beaconsfield
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 50
- Pupils on roll
- 39
- URN
- 145298
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01628667475
About this school
Eton Dorney Independent Therapeutic School is an independent special school in Buckinghamshire. It teaches children aged 8 to 18 and has 39 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Eton Dorney Independent Therapeutic 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
Eton Dorney Independent Therapeutic School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 2018, 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 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | 12.2 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | 16.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | 33.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | 0.7 |
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 Eton Dorney Independent Therapeutic 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 | 36 |
| 2023/24 | 27 |
| 2024/25 | 39 |
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
- 39
Location
Nearby schools
-
Al-Madani Independent Grammar School1.3 miles
Independent schools
-
Al-Madani Girls School1.5 miles
Independent schools · Slough
-
Haybrook College1.6 miles
Academies · Slough
-
Islamic Shakhsiyah Foundation1.8 miles
Independent schools · Slough
-
Forest Bridge School1.9 miles
Free Schools · Maidenhead
Common questions
- What ages does Eton Dorney Independent Therapeutic School teach?
- Eton Dorney Independent Therapeutic School teaches children aged 8 to 18. It is a special school in Buckinghamshire.
- Who is the headteacher of Eton Dorney Independent Therapeutic School?
- The headteacher of Eton Dorney Independent Therapeutic School is Mr Thomas Boardman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Eton Dorney Independent Therapeutic School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Eton Dorney Independent Therapeutic 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 Eton Dorney Independent Therapeutic School?
- Eton Dorney Independent Therapeutic School has 39 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 8 to 18.
- Is Eton Dorney Independent Therapeutic School full?
- Eton Dorney Independent Therapeutic School has capacity for 50 pupils and 39 on roll (78%), 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 Eton Dorney Independent Therapeutic School a faith school?
- No. Eton Dorney Independent Therapeutic School has no designated religious character.
- What are Eton Dorney Independent Therapeutic School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Eton Dorney Independent Therapeutic 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.