Fernways School
Hatton Hill, Windlesham, GU20 6AB
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 7 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nikeisha Webb-Hardy
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Surrey Heath
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 50
- Pupils on roll
- 51
- URN
- 148631
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01276402131
About this school
Fernways School is an independent special school in Surrey. It teaches children aged 7 to 16 and has 51 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Fernways 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
Fernways 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.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 10 |
| Attainment 8 score | 12.3 |
| Progress 8 score | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 30% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.8 |
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 Fernways 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 | 34 |
| 2023/24 | 47 |
| 2024/25 | 49 |
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
- 49
Location
Nearby schools
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Hall Grove School0.6 miles
Independent schools · Bagshot
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St Mary's School Ascot1.6 miles
Independent schools · Ascot
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Coworth-Flexlands School1.7 miles
Independent schools · Woking
-
Heathermount School1.7 miles
Special schools · Ascot
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Sunningdale School1.9 miles
Independent schools · Ascot
Common questions
- What ages does Fernways School teach?
- Fernways School teaches children aged 7 to 16. It is a special school in Surrey.
- Who is the headteacher of Fernways School?
- The headteacher of Fernways School is Mrs Nikeisha Webb-Hardy, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Fernways School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Fernways 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 Fernways School?
- Fernways School has 51 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 16.
- Is Fernways School full?
- Fernways School has capacity for 50 pupils and 51 on roll (102%), so it is at or above 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 Fernways School a faith school?
- No. Fernways School has no designated religious character.
- What are Fernways School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Fernways 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.