Yarrow Heights School
Cobden Avenue, Southampton, SO18 1FS
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 7 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Liam Gaster
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Southampton Itchen
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 145
- Pupils on roll
- 133
- URN
- 148599
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02382124590
About this school
Yarrow Heights School is an independent special school in Southampton. It teaches children aged 7 to 19 and has 133 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Yarrow Heights 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
Yarrow Heights School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in June 2021, 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 | 1 | 11 | 17 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | 22.2 | 24.6 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | 9.1% | 5.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | 27.3% | 29.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | 2.2 | 2.2 |
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 Yarrow Heights 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 | Southampton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 38 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 22.2 | 34.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 24.6 | 34 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 68 |
| 2023/24 | 105 |
| 2024/25 | 130 |
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
- 133
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
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CHARLTON HOUSE SCHOOL LIMITED0.1 miles
Independent schools · Hampshire
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The Gregg School1.0 miles
Independent schools · Southampton
-
Springwell School1.4 miles
Special schools · Southampton
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The Gregg Preparatory School1.5 miles
Independent schools
-
The Serendipity School1.6 miles
Special schools · Southampton
Common questions
- What ages does Yarrow Heights School teach?
- Yarrow Heights School teaches children aged 7 to 19. It is a special school in Southampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Yarrow Heights School?
- The headteacher of Yarrow Heights School is Mr Liam Gaster, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Yarrow Heights School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Yarrow Heights 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 Yarrow Heights School?
- Yarrow Heights School has 133 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 19.
- Is Yarrow Heights School full?
- Yarrow Heights School has capacity for 145 pupils and 133 on roll (92%), 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 Yarrow Heights School a faith school?
- No. Yarrow Heights School has no designated religious character.
- Is Yarrow Heights School a selective school?
- Yes. Yarrow Heights School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- How have Yarrow Heights School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 22.2 in 2023/24 and 24.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Yarrow Heights School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Yarrow Heights 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.