Melksham House School, Melksham
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Melksham House School is specifically designed for pupils who have struggled with traditional schooling, offering a tailored approach that combines academic learning with therapeutic support. The school excels at building trusting relationships with pupils and personalizing education to meet individual needs, whether academic, social or emotional. With experienced staff trained in specialist interventions and a commitment to helping pupils gain accredited qualifications, the school prepares young people for their next steps while celebrating their progress.
Key Strengths
- Personalised curriculum tailored to each pupil's academic, social and emotional needs through detailed EHC plans and personal learning plans
- Comprehensive therapeutic support with trained staff offering both academic and therapeutic interventions
- Broad, ambitious curriculum including GCSE and Functional Skills qualifications, with focus on building trusting relationships to support learning
- Strong safeguarding policies and procedures with designated leads, staff training including contextual safeguarding, and careful record-keeping systems
- High pupil-to-staff ratio ensuring suitable supervision and support
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective with comprehensive policies based on statutory guidance, well-trained designated and deputy safeguarding leads, and staff trained in contextual risks including internet safety and autism-appropriate behaviour strategies.
Extracurricular Activities
Physical education, swimming, work placements, visits and external visitors, cooking lessons
Melksham House School is a new independent school designed to re-engage pupils who have missed education, particularly those with autism, SEMH needs, and emotionally based school avoidance. The school is likely to meet all independent school standards when it opens.
At a Glance
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Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
88%
Available places
59 pupils
67 capacity
8 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Melksham
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Admissions Demand - Wiltshire
Places available
6,286
Applications
5,079
Got 1st preference
94.6%
Got preferred school
98.9%
Secondary admissions across Wiltshire (2025/26)
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