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Coxlease School

Special · ages 5-19MixedIndependent104 pupilsLyndhurstHampshire
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Strong pass in English and maths0%England 46%
Places6 spare104 pupils, 110 places
Pupils on roll104Census January 2024

Coxlease School is an independent special school in Lyndhurst for boys and girls aged 5 to 19. It has 104 pupils and room for 110.

Clay Hill, Lyndhurst, Hampshire, Lyndhurst, SO43 7DE023 8028 3633aspriscs.co.uk/find-a-location/coxlease-school-hampshireMr Ed Potterton headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Results

GCSE results, summer 2025

17 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.

Average GCSE score8.9
England 46.8
Official name: Attainment 8
Strong pass in English and maths0%
England 46%
Official name: Grade 5+ in English and maths
Standard pass in English and maths12%
England 66%
Official name: Grade 4+ in English and maths
Trend
Average GCSE score
2018 to 2025
2018: 8.38.320182019: 3.83.820192022: 5.85.820222023: 7.47.420232024: 4.94.920242025: 8.98.92025
Since 2018: +0.6
All GCSE measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018HampshireEngland
Pupils at the end of Year 11172015151715
Average GCSE scoreAttainment 88.94.97.45.83.88.345.246.8
Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths0%0%0%0%0%0%44%46%
Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths12%0%0%0%0%7%65%66%
Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score0.740.330.560.470.100.583.984.15
Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry0%0%0%0%0%0%32%41%

Subjects

Results came out for 4 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.

What is taught here

The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.

Every subject against England, 2025
SubjectEntriesGrades 9 to 7Grades 9 to 5Grades 9 to 4England 9 to 5Rank in England
Mathematics90%0%33%53%
Combined Science80%13%38%36%
Physical Education70%0%0%56%
English Language60%17%33%54%

In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Hampshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll104Census January 2024
Places11095% full
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals
Pupils getting extra support0%0 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan100%104 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls83 / 21
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll1041031111059492
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language0%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support1%4%1%0%0%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans99%96%99%100%100%

The area around the school

Local crime rate71 per 1,000 people22% lower than the England average
Typical house price£382,750New Forest
Nearest bus stop260 mClay Hill Schools, 4 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Clay Hill SchoolIndependent420 m52Not inspectedCompare
St Michael and All Angels CofE Infant SchoolChurch of England1.0 miles56No overall grade 202574Compare
New Forest Small School LtdIndependent1.3 miles64Not inspectedCompare
Brockenhurst CollegeFurther education2.6 milesNot inspectedCompare
Brockenhurst Church of England Primary School & Pre-SchoolChurch of England2.9 miles231Good 202379Compare
Minstead Training ProjectMiscellaneous3.0 milesNot inspectedCompare
New Forest Alternative ProvisionIndependent4.0 milesNot inspectedCompare
Foxhills Infant SchoolCouncil4.2 miles178Good 202381Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Coxlease School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Coxlease School yet.

How good are Coxlease School's GCSE results?

In summer 2025, 0% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 8.9, against 46.8 for England.

How many pupils does Coxlease School have?

104 pupils aged 5 to 19 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 110 places, so it is 95% full.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Clay Hill, Lyndhurst, Hampshire, Lyndhurst, SO43 7DE
Telephone
023 8028 3633
Website
www.aspriscs.co.uk/find-a-location/coxlease-school-hampshire
Headteacher
Mr Ed Potterton
Type of school
Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
Phase
Special school, ages 5-19
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Hampshire
Ward
Lyndhurst & Minstead
Constituency
New Forest East
Setting
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
18 March 1982
URN
116586 · LAESTAB 8506017 · UKPRN 10015352

Recent changes

  • New KS4 results for 2024/25

Where these figures come from