New Forest Alternative Provision

Special · ages 7-12MixedIndependentSouthampton Hampshire

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New Forest Alternative Provision is an independent special school in Southampton for boys and girls aged 7 to 12.

Bartley Farm, Chinham Road, Southampton, SO40 2LF023 8080 3629Owen Burson headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2026: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.

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 roll–

Places20

Pupils from low-income families–Get free school meals

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m1912 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences

Local crime rate60 per 1,000 people35% lower than the England average

Typical house price£382,750New Forest

Nearest bus stop80 mBourne Road, 6 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.

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School	Type	Distance	Pupils	Ofsted	Score
Bartley Church of England Junior School	Church of England	810 m	279	Good 2023	47	Compare
Netley Marsh Church of England Infant School	Church of England	1.1 miles	66	Good 2022	40	Compare
Copythorne CofE Infant School	Church of England	1.2 miles	71	Report card 2026	43	Compare
Hazel Wood Infant School	Council	1.8 miles	202	Outstanding 2023	94	Compare
Foxhills Infant School	Council	2.0 miles	178	Good 2023	81	Compare
Minstead Training Project	Miscellaneous	2.0 miles	–	Not inspected	–	Compare
Calmore Junior School	Foundation	2.0 miles	195	Report card 2026	14	Compare
Calmore Infant School	Council	2.0 miles	174	Good 2023	63	Compare

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Questions parents ask

Is New Forest Alternative Provision a good school?

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How many pupils does New Forest Alternative Provision have?

The number of pupils is not published.

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Contact and details

Address: Bartley Farm, Chinham Road, Southampton, SO40 2LF
Telephone: 023 8080 3629
Headteacher: Owen Burson
Type of school: Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
Phase: Special school, ages 7-12
Gender: Mixed
Local authority: Hampshire
Ward: Ashurst, Bramshaw, Copythorne & Netley Marsh
Constituency: New Forest East
Setting: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened: 5 February 2026 (new provision)
URN: 152180 · LAESTAB 8506127

Official record Government performance tables Download this school's data (CSV)

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.
Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
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