Bower Lodge School
Main Road, Southampton, SO45 5TD
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Jemma Dudgeon
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- New Forest East
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 40
- Pupils on roll
- 38
- URN
- 150911
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Telephone
- 02381157058
About this school
Bower Lodge School is an independent special school in Southampton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 38 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Bower Lodge 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
Bower Lodge School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2024, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 38
Location
Nearby schools
-
Dibden Park School0.0 miles
Special schools · Southampton
-
Greenwood School0.8 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Southampton
-
Oak Lodge School0.9 miles
Special schools · Southampton
-
Oaktree Education Services Limited2.0 miles
Other types · Southampton
-
The Polygon School2.6 miles
Special schools · Southampton
Other schools in Southampton
- Compass School Local authority maintained schools
- Dibden Park School Special schools
- Fair Ways School Special schools
- Forest Park School Special schools
- Great Oaks School Academies
- Greenwood School Local authority maintained schools
- King's Academy Lord Wilson Academies
- New Avenue School Special schools
- New Forest Alternative Provision Special schools
- Oak Lodge School Special schools
- Oaktree Education Services Limited Other types
- Rosewood Free School Free Schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Bower Lodge School teach?
- Bower Lodge School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a special school in Southampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Bower Lodge School?
- The headteacher of Bower Lodge School is Jemma Dudgeon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bower Lodge School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Bower Lodge 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 Bower Lodge School?
- Bower Lodge School has 38 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Bower Lodge School full?
- Bower Lodge School has capacity for 40 pupils and 38 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Bower Lodge School a faith school?
- No. Bower Lodge School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bower Lodge 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 Bower Lodge 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.