Showing 1-9 of 56 schools
- Dove House Academy
- Henry Tyndale School
- Lakeside School
- Osborne School
- The Mark Way School
- Icknield School
- Treloar School
- Riverside Community Special School
- Hurst Lodge School
- Chiltern Way Academy Austen
- Forest Park School
- Saxon Wood School
- Baycroft School
- Glenwood School
- Heathfield Special School
- Hollywater School
- King's Academy Lord Wilson
- Limington House School
- Maple Ridge School
- Norman Gate School
Special Schools in Hampshire
There are 56 special schools for children with special educational needs and disabilities in Hampshire. Together they support a range of needs, including Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Social, Emotional and Mental Health, Speech, Language and Communication Needs, Moderate Learning Difficulty, Severe Learning Difficulty. Schools listed here span ages 2 to 25.
All special schools by areaHow special-school admissions work in Hampshire
Special-school places are allocated through the EHCP process and the local authority, not through academic selection or the standard admissions round. That is why this page presents provision and inspection quality rather than a league-table position.
It starts with an EHCP
Most special-school places require an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP). The plan sets out a child’s needs and the support and provision the local authority must arrange.
You express a preference
During the EHCP process you can name the special school you would like your child to attend. The local authority must consider your preference and consult the schools involved.
The local authority names the school
Unlike mainstream admissions, you do not apply directly to the school. The local authority names the agreed school in Section I of the EHCP, and that named school then has a duty to admit your child.
SENDIASS can help
Your local SEND Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS) offers free, impartial guidance on EHCPs, expressing a preference, and what to do if you disagree with a decision.
Special Schools in Hampshire
Showing 1-56 of 56 schools
- Dove House Academy
South Ham
FMS Inspection Score 10/10 · Moderate Learning Difficulty · Ages 11 to 19 · Co-educational · Day
- Henry Tyndale School
North Camp
FMS Inspection Score 10/10 · Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty, Severe Learning Difficulty · Ages 2 to 19 · Co-educational · Day
- Lakeside School
Chandler's Ford
FMS Inspection Score 10/10 · Social, Emotional and Mental Health · Ages 10 to 16 · Boys · Day & boarding
- Osborne School
Weeke
FMS Inspection Score 10/10 · Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Hearing Impairment, Moderate Learning Difficulty, Multi-Sensory Impairment, Other Difficulty/Disability, Physical Disability, Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty, Social, Emotional and Mental Health, Speech, Language and Communication Needs, Severe Learning Difficulty, Specific Learning Difficulty, Visual Impairment · Ages 11 to 19 · Co-educational · Day
- The Mark Way School
Charlton
FMS Inspection Score 10/10 · Moderate Learning Difficulty · Ages 11 to 16 · Co-educational · Day
- Icknield School
Augusta Park
FMS Inspection Score 9.7/10 · Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Hearing Impairment, Multi-Sensory Impairment, Other Difficulty/Disability, Physical Disability, Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty, Social, Emotional and Mental Health, Speech, Language and Communication Needs, Severe Learning Difficulty, Visual Impairment · Ages 3 to 19 · Co-educational · Day
- Treloar School
Holybourne
FMS Inspection Score 9.7/10 · Physical Disability · Ages 2 to 19 · Co-educational · Day & boarding
- Riverside Community Special School
Purbrook
FMS Inspection Score 8.5/10 · Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Hearing Impairment, Moderate Learning Difficulty, Speech, Language and Communication Needs, Severe Learning Difficulty · Ages 3 to 11 · Co-educational · Day
- Hurst Lodge School
Yateley
FMS Inspection Score 8.3/10 · Ages 2 to 19 · Co-educational · Day
- Chiltern Way Academy Austen
South Ham
FMS Inspection Score 7.7/10 · Ages 4 to 16 · Co-educational · Day
- Forest Park School
Totton
FMS Inspection Score 7.5/10 · Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Hearing Impairment, Multi-Sensory Impairment, Other Difficulty/Disability, Physical Disability, Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty, Severe Learning Difficulty, Visual Impairment · Ages 2 to 19 · Co-educational · Day
- Saxon Wood School
Rooksdown
FMS Inspection Score 7.5/10 · Moderate Learning Difficulty, Physical Disability, Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty, Severe Learning Difficulty · Ages 2 to 11 · Co-educational · Day
- Baycroft School
Stubbington
FMS Inspection Score 7/10 · Moderate Learning Difficulty · Ages 11 to 16 · Co-educational · Day
- Glenwood School
Emsworth
FMS Inspection Score 7/10 · Moderate Learning Difficulty · Ages 11 to 16 · Co-educational · Day
- Heathfield Special School
Titchfield
FMS Inspection Score 7/10 · Moderate Learning Difficulty, Physical Disability · Ages 3 to 11 · Co-educational · Day
- Hollywater School
Hollywater
FMS Inspection Score 7/10 · Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Hearing Impairment, Moderate Learning Difficulty, Other Difficulty/Disability, Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty, Speech, Language and Communication Needs, Severe Learning Difficulty, Visual Impairment · Ages 4 to 19 · Co-educational · Day
- King's Academy Lord Wilson
Sarisbury Green
FMS Inspection Score 7/10 · Social, Emotional and Mental Health · Ages 11 to 16 · Boys · Day
- Limington House School
South Ham
FMS Inspection Score 7/10 · Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty, Severe Learning Difficulty · Ages 4 to 19 · Co-educational · Day
- Maple Ridge School
South Ham
FMS Inspection Score 7/10 · Moderate Learning Difficulty · Ages 4 to 11 · Co-educational · Day
- Norman Gate School
Vigo
FMS Inspection Score 7/10 · Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Moderate Learning Difficulty · Ages 2 to 11 · Co-educational · Day
- Oak Lodge School
Dibden Purlieu
FMS Inspection Score 7/10 · Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Moderate Learning Difficulty · Ages 11 to 16 · Co-educational · Day
- Prospect School
Waterlooville
FMS Inspection Score 7/10 · Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Social, Emotional and Mental Health · Ages 11 to 16 · Boys · Day
- Rachel Madocks School
Cowplain
FMS Inspection Score 7/10 · Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty, Severe Learning Difficulty · Ages 2 to 19 · Co-educational · Day
- Shepherds Down Special School
Compton
FMS Inspection Score 7/10 · Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Moderate Learning Difficulty, Speech, Language and Communication Needs · Ages 4 to 11 · Co-educational · Day
- St Francis Special School
Locks Heath
FMS Inspection Score 7/10 · Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty, Severe Learning Difficulty · Ages 2 to 19 · Co-educational · Day
- The Waterloo School
Waterlooville
FMS Inspection Score 7/10 · Social, Emotional and Mental Health · Ages 5 to 11 · Co-educational · Day
- Wolverdene Special School
Andover
FMS Inspection Score 7/10 · Social, Emotional and Mental Health · Ages 6 to 11 · Co-educational · Day & boarding
- Samuel Cody School
South Farnborough
FMS Inspection Score 6.8/10 · Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Moderate Learning Difficulty, Social, Emotional and Mental Health, Speech, Language and Communication Needs, Severe Learning Difficulty · Ages 4 to 16 · Co-educational · Day
- All's Well
Fareham Town Centre
Ages 11 to 16 · Co-educational · Day
- Bower Lodge School
Totton
Ages 4 to 11 · Co-educational · Day
- Clay Hill School
Clay Hill
Autistic Spectrum Disorder · Ages 5 to 19 · Co-educational · Day
- Compass Community School Hampshire
Old Woking
Ages 7 to 17 · Co-educational · Day
- Coxlease School
Lyndhurst
Social, Emotional and Mental Health · Ages 5 to 19 · Co-educational · Day
- Dibden Park School
Dibden
Ages 8 to 16 · Co-educational · Day
- Elysian, Liss
Liss
Ages 11 to 17 · Co-educational · Day
- Fair Ways School
Swanwick
Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Social, Emotional and Mental Health · Ages 11 to 19 · Co-educational · Day
- GLADE School
Totton
Ages 11 to 19 · Co-educational · Day
- Grateley House School
Grateley
Other Difficulty/Disability, Speech, Language and Communication Needs · Ages 11 to 19 · Co-educational · Day & boarding
- Hawley Woods School
Blackwater
Ages 7 to 17 · Co-educational · Day
- Hill House School
Boldre
Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Other Difficulty/Disability, Speech, Language and Communication Needs, Severe Learning Difficulty · Ages 11 to 19 · Co-educational · Day & boarding
- Inclusion Hampshire
Hook
Ages 16 to 25 · Co-educational · Day
- Inclusion School
Viables
Ages 11 to 16 · Co-educational · Day
- Jubilee School
Waterlooville
Social, Emotional and Mental Health · Ages 5 to 16 · Co-educational · Day
- Kingsgate School
Fareham
Ages 7 to 18 · Co-educational · Day
- Light Years School
Portchester
Ages 7 to 11 · Co-educational · Day
- Napier School
North Camp
Ages 5 to 11 · Co-educational · Day
- New Forest School
Fawley
Ages 7 to 18 · Co-educational · Day
- Oarsome Chance
Alverstoke
Ages 16 to 19 · Co-educational · Day
- Southlands School
Boldre
Speech, Language and Communication Needs · Ages 7 to 19 · Co-educational · Day & boarding
- St Edward's School
Sherfield English
Social, Emotional and Mental Health · Ages 9 to 18 · Boys · Day & boarding
- Tadley Court School
Tadley
Autistic Spectrum Disorder · Ages 4 to 19 · Co-educational · Day
- The Fortune Centre of Riding Therapy
Bransgore
Moderate Learning Difficulty, Social, Emotional and Mental Health · Ages 16 to 25 · Co-educational · Day & boarding
- The Green Room School Kingsley
Kingsley
Ages 9 to 18 · Co-educational · Day
- The Loddon School
Sherfield-on-Loddon
Other Difficulty/Disability, Severe Learning Difficulty · Ages 8 to 19 · Co-educational · Day & boarding
- Treloar College
Holybourne
Hearing Impairment, Multi-Sensory Impairment · Ages 16 to 25 · Co-educational · Day & boarding
- Chiltern Way Academy Basingstoke
South Ham
Ages 9 to 16 · Co-educational · Day
Frequently asked questions
What is a special school?
A special school educates children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) who need more support than a mainstream school can usually provide. Most pupils have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP), and schools are organised around specific types of need, such as autism, social and emotional needs, or severe and complex learning difficulties.
How many special schools are in Hampshire?
This page currently lists 56 special schools in Hampshire, ordered by inspection quality. Use the provision-type filter to narrow the list to the needs that matter most for your child.
How do I apply for a special school place in Hampshire?
Special school places are arranged through the Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) process, not through the normal school-admissions round. You name your preferred school in the EHCP, and the local authority decides which school to name in Section I after consulting the schools. Your local SENDIASS service offers free, impartial advice on expressing a preference and on the EHCP timeline.
What SEN types are supported in Hampshire?
Across Hampshire, provision covers needs such as Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Social, Emotional and Mental Health, Speech, Language and Communication Needs and Moderate Learning Difficulty.
Are special schools inspected by Ofsted?
Yes. State-funded special schools are inspected by Ofsted on the same framework as mainstream schools, and independent special schools are inspected by Ofsted or an approved inspectorate. We translate the latest inspection into an FMS Inspection Score so you can compare schools on a single consistent scale.
Do special schools follow the national curriculum and offer GCSEs?
Special schools follow a broad and balanced curriculum, adapted to each pupil. Many enter pupils for GCSEs, Functional Skills, and vocational qualifications where appropriate, while others focus on communication, independence, and life skills. The right mix depends on the school and the needs of its pupils.
How are special schools funded?
State special school places are funded by local authorities through the high-needs block, with additional top-up funding attached to each pupil with an EHCP. Independent and non-maintained special schools may be funded by the local authority where the EHCP names them, or privately by families.