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Yarrow Heights School[1]

Special · ages 7–19

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Results

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GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
19.1 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
9.5% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
9.5% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[3]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[3]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths
2024/25 24.6[4] 5.9%[4]
2023/24 22.2[5] 9.1%[5]

Ofsted

Inspected by
Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI)[6]

Inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), not Ofsted. ISI publishes its reports on its own website (isi.net); we haven't restated this school's findings yet.

Competition to get in

No published data for this school.

Character & practicalities

Type
Other independent special school[1]
Ages
7–19[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Admissions
Selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
145[1]
Local authority
Southampton[1]
Website
www.yarrowheights.com[1]
Section 41 (can be named in an EHC plan)
Not approved[6]
District
Southampton[7]
Postcode
SO18 1FS[1]
URN
148599[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
130 2024/25[8]
SEN support
0% 2024/25[8]
EHC plan
90% 2024/25[8]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
0% 2024/25[8]

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Performance tables schools data (explore education statistics). Period 2025/26, provisional, published 2026-10-15. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2024/25: data guidance. Period 2024/25. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
  4. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  5. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  6. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments (independent schools' inspectorate and provision). Period 2026-10-17, published 2026-10-17. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.