The Stable School
12 Dudmoor Farm Road, Christchurch, BH23 6AQ
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 6 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Denise Carpenter
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Christchurch
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 65
- Pupils on roll
- 52
- URN
- 147198
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01202116274
About this school
The Stable School is an independent special school in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. It teaches children aged 6 to 16 and has 52 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected The Stable 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
The Stable School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2019, 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 | 13 | 9 |
| Attainment 8 score | 11.7 | 4.5 | 17.1 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 17% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 17% | 0% | 11.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.6 | 0.2 | 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 Stable 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 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.7 | 39.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 4.5 | 38.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 17.1 | 40 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 60 |
| 2023/24 | 61 |
| 2024/25 | 58 |
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
- 52
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Christchurch Learning Centre1.5 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Christchurch
-
Futures Autism Unlimited1.7 miles
Other types · Christchurch
-
Connie Rothman School1.7 miles
Special schools · Christchurch
-
Tregonwell Academy2.0 miles
Academies · Bournemouth
-
Bournemouth Collegiate School2.9 miles
Independent schools · Bournemouth
Common questions
- What year groups does The Stable School teach?
- The Stable School teaches children aged 6 to 16. It is a special school in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
- Who is the headteacher of The Stable School?
- The headteacher of The Stable School is Denise Carpenter, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Stable School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The Stable 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 The Stable School?
- The Stable School has 52 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 6 to 16.
- Is The Stable School full?
- The Stable School has capacity for 65 pupils and 52 on roll (80%), 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 The Stable School a faith school?
- No. The Stable School has no designated religious character.
- How have The Stable School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 11.7 in 2022/23 and 17.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are The Stable School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Stable 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.