Huckleberry Therapeutic School
Manor Road, Wantage, OX12 8NE
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Deborah Ball
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Constituency
- Didcot and Wantage
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 35
- Pupils on roll
- 20
- URN
- 148625
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01235639511
About this school
Huckleberry Therapeutic School is an independent special school in Oxfordshire. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 20 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Huckleberry Therapeutic 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
Huckleberry Therapeutic School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in August 2021, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How Huckleberry 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 | 8 |
| 2023/24 | 6 |
| 2024/25 | 14 |
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
- 20
Location
Nearby schools
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Fitzwaryn School0.9 miles
Academies · Wantage
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The Unicorn School7.4 miles
Special schools · Abingdon
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St Helen and St Katharine7.8 miles
Independent schools · Abingdon
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The Manor Preparatory School7.8 miles
Independent schools · Abingdon
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St Hugh's School7.8 miles
Independent schools · Oxfordshire
Common questions
- What year groups does Huckleberry Therapeutic School teach?
- Huckleberry Therapeutic School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a special school in Oxfordshire.
- Who is the headteacher of Huckleberry Therapeutic School?
- The headteacher of Huckleberry Therapeutic School is Mrs Deborah Ball, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Huckleberry Therapeutic School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Huckleberry 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 big is Huckleberry Therapeutic School?
- Huckleberry Therapeutic School has 20 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Huckleberry Therapeutic School full?
- Huckleberry Therapeutic School has capacity for 35 pupils and 20 on roll (57%), 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 Huckleberry Therapeutic School a faith school?
- No. Huckleberry Therapeutic School has no designated religious character.
- Is Huckleberry Therapeutic School a selective school?
- Yes. Huckleberry Therapeutic School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- Does Huckleberry Therapeutic School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Huckleberry Therapeutic School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.