New Avenue School, Southampton
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
New Avenue School excels at supporting anxious pupils back into education through patient, caring staff who understand their emotional needs. Pupils experience warm relationships, make genuine academic progress, and develop confidence through community-based learning and adventure activities. Parents consistently praise how the school has reignited their child's love of learning and helped them become more independent.
Key Strengths
- Excellent behaviour and emotional wellbeing support - staff understand pupils' needs and create a calm, safe environment
- Pupils quickly gain confidence and make strong academic progress through tailored, ambitious curriculum
- Exceptional preparation for life outside school with community trips, sports, adventure activities and personal empowerment lessons
- Warm relationships between staff and pupils who feel genuinely cared for
- Very high attendance rates achieved for pupils with significant school anxiety
Areas for Improvement
- Pupils need more opportunities to practise spelling and handwriting across all subjects to improve writing fluency and accuracy
- School systems for tracking data need streamlining so leaders can better analyse patterns and trends over time
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with strong systems in place to keep pupils safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Community trips to country parks and museums, sporting activities, adventure-based activities, personal empowerment lessons
New Avenue School is a special school for pupils aged 9-16 with social, emotional and mental health needs and anxiety. The school has been rated as Good overall, with Outstanding behaviour and personal development.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
10 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
83%
Available places
20 pupils
24 capacity
4 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Southampton
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Southampton
Admissions Demand - Southampton
Places available
2,570
Applications
2,524
Got 1st preference
82.9%
Got preferred school
93.3%
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Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
New Avenue School
Bevois Town Primary School
Banister Primary School
The Gregg Preparatory School
Mount Pleasant Juniors
Springhill Catholic Primary School
Mount Pleasant Infants
Highfield Church of England Primary School
St Denys Primary School
St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery
Freemantle Church of England Community Academy
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