Coombe House School
Coombe House School, Donhead St Mary, Shaftesbury, SP7 9LP
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 5 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Darren Harte
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Salisbury
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 200
- Pupils on roll
- 145
- URN
- 149019
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Telephone
- 01747449820
About this school
Coombe House School is an independent special school in Shaftesbury. It teaches children aged 5 to 19 and has 145 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Coombe House 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
Coombe House School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in May 2022, 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 | 3 | 4 | 24 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | 2.4 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | 4.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | 4.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | 0.2 |
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 Coombe House 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 | 70 |
| 2024/25 | 128 |
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
- 144
Location
Nearby schools
-
Port Regis Preparatory School2.4 miles
Independent schools · Shaftesbury
-
Sandroyd School5.1 miles
Independent schools · Salisbury
-
Clayesmore School5.3 miles
Independent schools · Blandford Forum
-
Yewstock School7.8 miles
Special schools · Sturminster Newton
-
Hanford School7.8 miles
Independent schools · Blandford Forum
Other schools in Shaftesbury
- Ludwell Primary School Primary
- Motcombe CofE Primary School Primary
- Semley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Shaftesbury Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School Primary
- The Abbey CofE VA Primary School, Shaftesbury Primary
- Shaftesbury School Secondary
- Port Regis Preparatory School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Coombe House School teach?
- Coombe House School teaches children aged 5 to 19. It is a special school in Shaftesbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Coombe House School?
- The headteacher of Coombe House School is Mr Darren Harte, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Coombe House School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Coombe House 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 Coombe House School?
- Coombe House School has 145 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 19.
- Is Coombe House School full?
- Coombe House School has capacity for 200 pupils and 145 on roll (73%), 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 Coombe House School a faith school?
- No. Coombe House School has no designated religious character.
- What are Coombe House School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Coombe House 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.