Compare Great Oaks School and Osborne School and The Mark Way School
Comparison of not applicable schools: Great Oaks School (Not applicable) in Southampton; Osborne School (Not applicable) in Winchester; The Mark Way School (Not applicable) in Andover — covering Ofsted outcomes, size, FSM%, governance, capacity & more.
At a glance
This page compares Great Oaks School, Osborne School and The Mark Way School. They are not applicable phase and academy special converter and community special school type located around Southampton, Hampshire, Winchester, Hampshire and Andover, Hampshire. The strongest headline Ofsted judgement here is 1 (Great Oaks School), published Jan 2024. The most recent inspection on record is for Great Oaks School (Jan 2024). average roll around ≈ 250, combined total ≈ 700, typical FSM 50–55%, range 40–45%–70–75%; all within the SPECIALIST SCHOOLS TRUST LTD trust.
| Attribute |
Great Oaks School
SO16 7LT
|
Osborne School
SO23 7GA
|
The Mark Way School
SP10 1HR
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase / Type | Not applicable • Academy special converter | Not applicable • Community special school | Not applicable • Community special school |
| Location |
Southampton Hampshire SO16 7LT |
Winchester Hampshire SO23 7GA |
Andover Hampshire SP10 1HR |
| Latest Ofsted | 1 24 Jan 2024 | 1 23 Nov 2022 | 1 16 Mar 2020 |
| Ofsted report | — | — | — |
| Pupils (roll) | ≈ 350 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 200 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 100 🔒 Unlock exact pupils |
| FSM % | 70–75% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 40–45% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 50–55% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % |
| Capacity | 280 | 216 | 112 |
| Capacity utilisation | Over capacity 🔒 View exact % | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % |
| Age range | — | — | — |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Trust / Local authority | SPECIALIST SCHOOLS TRUST LTD | Hampshire (850) | Hampshire (850) |
| Website | www.greatoaks.school | www.osborneschoolwinchester.com | www.markway.hants.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 02380767660 | 01962854537 | 01264351835 |
| SEN provision | None reported | None reported | None reported |
| Profile | View profile | View profile | View profile |
Great Oaks School
SO16 7LT
- Phase / Type
- Not applicable • Academy special converter
- Location
- Southampton
Hampshire
SO16 7LT - Ofsted
- 1 24 Jan 2024
- Pupils
- ≈ 350 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 70–75% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- SPECIALIST SCHOOLS TRUST LTD
- Website
- www.greatoaks.school
- Telephone
- 02380767660
Osborne School
SO23 7GA
- Phase / Type
- Not applicable • Community special school
- Location
- Winchester
Hampshire
SO23 7GA - Ofsted
- 1 23 Nov 2022
- Pupils
- ≈ 200 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 40–45% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Hampshire (850)
- Website
- www.osborneschoolwinchester.com
- Telephone
- 01962854537
The Mark Way School
SP10 1HR
- Phase / Type
- Not applicable • Community special school
- Location
- Andover
Hampshire
SP10 1HR - Ofsted
- 1 16 Mar 2020
- Pupils
- ≈ 100 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 50–55% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Hampshire (850)
- Website
- www.markway.hants.sch.uk
- Telephone
- 01264351835
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