Dibden Park School
Dibden Park School is an independent special school in Southampton for boys and girls aged 8 to 16. It has 54 pupils and room for 60.
Main Road, Dibden, Southampton, SO45 5TD023 8017 7958dibdenparkschool.co.ukMs Naomi Carter headteacherAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
2 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
The government hasn't published this school's headline results. Fewer than eleven pupils sat the exams, so the figures could identify individual children.
Getting a place
Grammar school. This is a grammar school, so places depend on an entrance test.
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.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 54 | 38 | 16 |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% |
The area around the school
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.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bower Lodge School | Independent | 0 m | 38 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Greenwood School | Pupil referral unit | 0.8 miles | 19 | Good 2022 | – | Compare |
| Oak Lodge School | Council | 0.9 miles | 173 | Good 2023 | – | Compare |
| Applemore College | Foundation | 1.0 miles | 478 | No overall grade 2024 | 16 | Compare |
| Noadswood School | Academy | 1.2 miles | 1,102 | Good 2022 | 30 | Compare |
| Orchard Junior School | Council | 1.3 miles | 355 | Report card 2026 | 30 | Compare |
| Orchard Infant School | Academy | 1.3 miles | 270 | Outstanding 2022 | – | Compare |
| Marchwood Church of England Infant School | Church of England | 1.3 miles | 162 | Good 2023 | 61 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Dibden Park School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Dibden Park School yet.
How many pupils does Dibden Park School have?
54 pupils aged 8 to 16 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 60 places, so it is 90% full.
Does Dibden Park School have an entrance exam?
Yes. It is a grammar school, so places depend on an entrance test, usually sat in September of Year 6. Check the school's admissions page for the test dates and the pass mark.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Main Road, Dibden, Southampton, SO45 5TD
- Telephone
- 023 8017 7958
- Website
- www.dibdenparkschool.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Ms Naomi Carter
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 8-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Ward
- Dibden & Dibden Purlieu
- Constituency
- New Forest East
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 18 August 2023 (new provision)
- URN
- 149863 · LAESTAB 8506111
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.