Saxon Wood School
Saxon Wood School is a council special school in Basingstoke for boys and girls aged 2 to 11. It has 45 pupils. About 22 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit fewer than at most schools. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2023.
Rooksdown Lane, Rooksdown, Basingstoke, RG24 9NH01256 356635saxonwood.hants.sch.ukMrs Jakki Alexander headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 23 May 2023, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall.
Earlier inspections (1)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 4 March 2020 | Ungraded | School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next |
Results
Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025
5 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England. With a year group this small, a couple of children can move the percentages a long way.
All Year 6 measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils tested | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | – | – |
There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.
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.
Specialist SEND provision. A special school for pupils with moderate learning difficulties, physical disability, profound and multiple learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Hampshire with moderate learning difficulties provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Physical disability (19), Moderate learning difficulty (12), Specific learning difficulty (5), Autistic spectrum disorder (3), Hearing impairment (2), Vision impairment (2).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 45 | 44 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 36 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 22% | 27% | 14% | 19% | 16% | 28% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 16% | 18% | 17% | 19% | 16% | 11% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 17% | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 83% | 81% | 84% | 83% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 84.4% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 15.6% | 18.6% | 13.4% | 15.0% | 19.3% | 10.7% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 13.5% | 17.6% | 12.0% | 14.8% | 19.1% | 10.7% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 2.1% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 61.0% | 73.7% | 62.9% | 69.7% | 78.6% | 37.5% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 0.0 | 4.8 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other special schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiltern Way Academy Futures | Academy alternative provision sponsor led | 0.7 miles | 39 | Inadequate 2022 | – | Compare |
| Winklebury Junior School | Council | 0.8 miles | 198 | Good 2022 | 27 | Compare |
| Winklebury Infant School | Council | 0.8 miles | 182 | Good 2023 | 11 | Compare |
| Castle Hill Infant School | Council | 0.8 miles | 174 | Report card 2026 | 54 | Compare |
| Castle Hill Primary School | Council | 0.8 miles | 651 | Good 2024 | 46 | Compare |
| Chiltern Primary School | Council | 1.4 miles | 170 | No overall grade 2024 | 2 | Compare |
| Oakridge Infant School | Council | 1.4 miles | 320 | Report card 2025 | 91 | Compare |
| Everest Community Academy | Academy | 1.4 miles | 740 | No overall grade 2025 | 6 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Saxon Wood School a good school?
Saxon Wood School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in May 2023.
What is Saxon Wood School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Saxon Wood School good at its last full inspection on 23 May 2023.
How many pupils does Saxon Wood School have?
45 pupils aged 2 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026.
What is attendance like at Saxon Wood School?
Pupils were in school 84.4% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 61% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
Does Saxon Wood School have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It is a special school for moderate learning difficulties, physical disability, profound and multiple learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Rooksdown Lane, Rooksdown, Basingstoke, RG24 9NH
- Telephone
- 01256 356635
- Website
- www.saxonwood.hants.sch.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jakki Alexander
- Type of school
- Council special school (Community special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 2-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Ward
- Sherborne St John & Rooksdown
- Constituency
- North West Hampshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 116634 · LAESTAB 8507053 · UKPRN 10077078
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.
- Year 6 results: DfE key stage 2 tables, 2024/25.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- 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.