Maple Ridge School, Basingstoke
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Maple Ridge School excels at knowing each child as an individual and tailoring learning to their unique needs. The school has created a warm, inclusive community with excellent attendance and behaviour, supported by strong relationships between staff, pupils and families. With a well-established reading programme and focus on communication skills, pupils develop confidence and make meaningful progress from wherever they start.
Key Strengths
- Strong attendance, particularly for vulnerable pupils, through robust strategic oversight and family collaboration
- Well-established reading approach with phonics teaching adapted to support shared attention and pre-phonics skills
- Effective safeguarding culture where concerns are actively identified and managed, making pupils feel safe
- Thorough personalised assessment systems that recognise many forms of achievement beyond national curriculum measures
- Excellent multi-agency working with therapists and external services to support pupils' progress and wellbeing
Areas for Improvement
- Transitions between learning activities not always well managed, sometimes leading to pupil disengagement
- Differences in staff experience and expertise to deliver curriculum effectively due to changing pupil needs and team expansion
- Need to strengthen consistency in embedding specialist approaches across the school
- Early years staff require further training in specialist approaches such as curiosity-led learning and intensive interaction
- Limited organised activities at breaktimes to broaden pupils' interests and develop play skills
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, concerns are actively identified and managed, and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Swimming, planned trips and visits, forest school area, school council, assemblies and special days
Maple Ridge School is a special school where all pupils have education, health and care plans. Leaders and staff demonstrate a deep understanding of individual pupil needs and have created a safe, inclusive environment where pupils make meaningful progress from their starting points.
At a Glance
20.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 0%. Maths has remained stable at around 0%. Writing has remained stable at around 0%.
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
99%
Near capacity
109 pupils
110 capacity
1 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Basingstoke
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Basingstoke
Admissions Demand - Hampshire
Places available
15,423
Applications
14,221
Got 1st preference
90.9%
Got preferred school
97.7%
Secondary admissions across Hampshire (2025/26)
Inspection History(7)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
7.45108%
Overall absence
27.17391%
Persistent absence
92
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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