New Avenue School, Southampton
New Avenue School is a special school for pupils aged 9 to 16 in Southampton. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in July 2025.
- Ofsted
- Good (2025)
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
New Avenue School in detail
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other special schools to New Avenue School are The Polygon School (0.7 miles, Good); Oaktree Education Services Limited (1.4 miles); Great Oaks School (1.5 miles, Outstanding); and Vermont School (1.5 miles).
The Polygon SchoolOaktree Education Services LimitedGreat Oaks SchoolVermont School
What parents say
10 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about New Avenue School (as of September 2025): 100% would recommend the school and 100% say their child is happy there.
The strongest agreement was that the school supports their child's wider development (100%); the weakest, that the school has high expectations for their child (90%).
Who goes there
Almost every pupil at New Avenue School has an education, health and care plan (20 of 20 in 2026).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is St Denys Rail Station, about 1190 metres away (roughly a 15-minute walk).
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Stag Gates (n-bound), 40 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 1088 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Southampton (352), as is usual near a town centre.
Sources: Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Safeguarding: effective
Independent school standards
Met all the independent school standards.
- Part 1: quality of educationMet
- Part 2: pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural developmentMet
- Part 3: welfare, health and safetyMet
- Part 4: suitability of staff and proprietorsMet
- Part 5: premises and accommodationMet
- Part 6: information for parentsMet
- Part 7: handling of complaintsMet
- Part 8: leadership and managementMet
Source: Ofsted, non-association independent schools inspections and outcomes (Open Government Licence)
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's July 2025 inspection report.
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, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby schools
Keep up with New Avenue School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 89
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 14
- Children hurt
- 9
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 89 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 14 serious and 75 slight.
9 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot, 3 on a bicycle and 4 in a vehicle or otherwise.
13 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Southampton is 33 (the median across 87 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
83%
Available places
20 pupils
24 places
4 spare places
as recorded on GIAS
Area Demand Pressure - Southampton
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Southampton
Across Southampton council
Places available
2,620
Applications
2,668
Got 1st preference
83.4%
Got preferred school
93.4%
All secondary applications across Southampton council (2026/27), not just this school.
Inspection History(2)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
0
SEN Support
20
EHC Plans
100.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
New Avenue School is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
No need-level breakdown available
Pupil Demographics
Key Indicators
20
Total Pupils
5
Boys
15
Girls
2026 academic year
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
New Avenue School
Showing 10 of 14 linked schools
Questions parents ask about New Avenue School
What is New Avenue School's Ofsted rating?
New Avenue School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in July 2025.
Does New Avenue School meet the independent school standards?
At its most recent standard inspection, in July 2025, New Avenue School met all the independent school standards.
How many pupils go to New Avenue School?
New Avenue School has around 20 pupils on roll.
Does New Avenue School have specialist SEN provision?
New Avenue School is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
How do I apply to New Avenue School?
New Avenue School is an independent school and runs its own admissions rather than going through the local authority. Contact the school directly for entry requirements, assessment dates, fees and any bursaries.
How many road collisions happen near New Avenue School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 89 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 14 serious and 75 slight. 9 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot, 3 on a bicycle and 4 in a vehicle or otherwise. 13 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Southampton is 33 (the median across 87 schools, same distance and years).
Where is New Avenue School?
New Avenue School is at 62 The Avenue, Southampton, Hampshire, SO17 1XS.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)