Dove House Academy

State-Funded School

dove-house-academy-hampshire-south-east

South EastRegion

HampshireLocal Authority

BasingstokeConstituency

RG21 5SUPostcode

7.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Dove House Academy is a state-funded special for pupils aged 11–19, located in Hampshire, South East.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 238 pupils. Dove House Academy is part of Solent Academies Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 4.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 0%
EBacc average point score: 0.13

Ethnicity

White

87%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

238

Total Pupils

70%Boys

30%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

48%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 11 – 19
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 238
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: Solent Academies Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 5 February 2025. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
15 Oct 2019	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.