Huckleberry Therapeutic School
Huckleberry Therapeutic School is an independent special school in for boys and girls aged 5 to 11. It has 20 pupils and room for 35.
Manor Road, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 8NE01235 639511huckleberrytherapeuticschool.co.ukMrs Deborah Ball headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
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 Oxfordshire 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 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 20 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 9 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlton Primary School | Academy | 270 m | 444 | Not inspected | 40 | Compare |
| Wantage Primary Academy | Free school | 950 m | 322 | Outstanding 2023 | 79 | Compare |
| Wantage Church of England Primary School | Academy | 0.6 miles | 435 | Not inspected | 58 | Compare |
| King Alfred's | Academy | 0.7 miles | 1,708 | Report card 2026 | 16 | Compare |
| Fitzwaryn School | Academy | 0.9 miles | 126 | Outstanding 2022 | – | Compare |
| Stockham Primary School | Council | 1.0 miles | 203 | Not inspected | 12 | Compare |
| Millbrook Primary School | Academy | 1.5 miles | 482 | Good 2023 | 46 | Compare |
| St Johns CofE Academy | Free school | 1.6 miles | 327 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Huckleberry Therapeutic School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Huckleberry Therapeutic School yet.
How many pupils does Huckleberry Therapeutic School have?
20 pupils aged 5 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 35 places, so it is 57% full.
Does Huckleberry Therapeutic 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
- Manor Road, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 8NE
- Telephone
- 01235 639511
- Website
- www.huckleberrytherapeuticschool.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Deborah Ball
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 5-11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Ward
- Wantage Charlton
- Constituency
- Didcot and Wantage
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 18 August 2021 (new provision)
- URN
- 148625 · LAESTAB 9316025
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.
- 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.