Great Oaks School

State-Funded School

great-oaks-school-southampton-south-east

South EastRegion

SouthamptonLocal Authority

Romsey and Southampton NorthConstituency

SO16 7LTPostcode

6.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Great Oaks School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 11–19, located in Southampton, South East.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 369 pupils. Great Oaks School is part of SPECIALIST SCHOOLS TRUST LTD.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

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: 1
EBacc average point score: 0.02

Ethnicity

White

71%

Asian

12%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

369

Total Pupils

75%Boys

25%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

67%

England average

27%

First language not English

22%

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: Deprived
Total pupils: 369
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: SPECIALIST SCHOOLS TRUST LTD

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
24 Jan 2024	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
4 Mar 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.