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The Haven School

Special · ages 11-19MixedIndependent53 pupilsSixth formStaffordshire
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Strong pass in English and maths10%England 46%
Places7 spare53 pupils, 60 places
Pupils on roll53Census January 2024

The Haven School is an independent special school in Staffordshire for boys and girls aged 11 to 19. It has 53 pupils and room for 60.

Cabins 24, 25 and 26, Dunston Business Village, Dunston, Staffordshire, ST18 9AB01785 450261thehavenschool.comMiss Victoria Jenkinson headteacherAll details

Ofsted

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

Results

GCSE results, summer 2025

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

Average GCSE score12.3
England 46.8
Official name: Attainment 8
Strong pass in English and maths10%
England 46%
Official name: Grade 5+ in English and maths
Standard pass in English and maths30%
England 66%
Official name: Grade 4+ in English and maths
Trend
Average GCSE score
2019 to 2025
2019: 0.30.320192022: 5.75.720222023: 8.58.520232024: 7.77.720242025: 12.312.32025
Since 2019: +12.0
All GCSE measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018StaffordshireEngland
Pupils at the end of Year 11201410964
Average GCSE scoreAttainment 812.37.78.55.70.344.046.8
Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths10%0%0%0%0%38%46%
Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths30%7%0%0%0%61%66%
Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score0.760.420.300.260.003.774.15
Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry0%0%0%0%0%32%41%

Subjects

Results came out for 5 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
HumanitiesGeography8

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

Every subject against England, 2025
Mathematics12 entries
33%England 53%
SubjectEntriesGrades 9 to 7Grades 9 to 5Grades 9 to 4England 9 to 5Rank in England
Mathematics120%33%67%53%
English Language911%33%67%54%
Chemistry90%11%44%81%
Geography813%63%88%51%
Biology70%57%71%82%

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.

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. Every gap at this school is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At GCSE, 2025

Average GCSE scoreBoys vs girls
11.213.4
Gap 2.2England 3.0
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

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 Staffordshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll53Census January 2024
Places6088% full
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals
Pupils getting extra support0%0 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan100%53 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls31 / 22
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll534948382726
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language0%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support0%0%0%0%0%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans100%100%100%100%100%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m612 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate75 per 1,000 people18% lower than the England average
Typical house price£285,000South Staffordshire
Nearest bus stop180 mSwan Lane, 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
St Leonard's CofE First SchoolAcademy0.9 miles75Not inspectedCompare
Penkridge Middle SchoolAcademy1.2 miles509Good 202287Compare
Marshbrook First SchoolAcademy1.4 miles176Good 202253Compare
Longridge SchoolIndependent1.4 miles13Not inspectedCompare
St Michael's CofE (A) First SchoolChurch of England1.5 miles148Report card 202660Compare
Princefield First SchoolAcademy1.7 miles253Good 202254Compare
Wolgarston High SchoolAcademy1.7 miles847Report card 202667Compare
All Saints CofE Primary School, BednallAcademy1.9 miles42Requires improvement 20243Compare

Questions parents ask

Is The Haven School a good school?

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

How good are The Haven School's GCSE results?

In summer 2025, 10% 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 12.3, against 46.8 for England.

How many pupils does The Haven School have?

53 pupils aged 11 to 19 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 60 places, so it is 88% full.

Does The Haven School have a sixth form?

Yes.

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

Contact and details

Address
Cabins 24, 25 and 26, Dunston Business Village, Dunston, Staffordshire, ST18 9AB
Telephone
01785 450261
Website
www.thehavenschool.com
Headteacher
Miss Victoria Jenkinson
Type of school
Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
Phase
Special school, ages 11-19, with sixth form
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Staffordshire
Ward
Penkridge North & Acton Trussell
Constituency
Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge
Setting
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
13 May 2016 (new provision)
URN
142516 · LAESTAB 8606042 · UKPRN 10062717

Recent changes

  • New KS4 results for 2024/25

Where these figures come from