Odyssey House School, Wokingham
Odyssey House School is a special school for pupils aged 7 to 18 in Wokingham.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Odyssey House School in detail
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other special schools to Odyssey House School are Cressex Lodge School (1.2 miles, Outstanding); Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham (1.3 miles, Outstanding); Hawthorn Academy (1.4 miles); and High Close School (1.5 miles, Good).
Cressex Lodge SchoolChiltern Way Academy WokinghamHawthorn AcademyHigh Close School
Who goes there
Almost every pupil at Odyssey House School has an education, health and care plan (33 of 33 in 2026).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Wokingham Rail Station, about 1.9 miles away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Keephatch Gardens (e-bound), 270 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Odyssey House School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 7th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Sources: 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 GIASISI Inspection Reports
Independent schools in England are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), not Ofsted. Ofsted last inspected this school in 10 December 2019, before the latest ISI inspection.
Routine Inspection
7 July 2026
Non-Routine Inspection
4 July 2024
Regulatory Compliance
5 July 2023
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
Yes
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby schools
Keep up with Odyssey House School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 11
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 10 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt.
2 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 Wokingham is 7 (the median across 85 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
55%
Available places
33 pupils
60 places
27 spare places
as recorded on GIAS
Area Demand Pressure - Wokingham
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Wokingham
Across Wokingham council
Places available
2,293
Applications
2,318
Got 1st preference
82.4%
Got preferred school
97.9%
All secondary applications across Wokingham council (2026/27), not just this school.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
0
SEN Support
33
EHC Plans
100.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Odyssey House 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
33
Total Pupils
23
Boys
10
Girls
2026 academic year
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Odyssey House School
Showing 10 of 14 linked schools
Questions parents ask about Odyssey House School
What are GCSE results like at Odyssey House School?
The Department for Education's GCSE measures do not count IGCSEs, which many independent schools take instead of GCSEs, so the Attainment 8 and English and maths figures it publishes for Odyssey House School can understate its results. We do not rank or compare them; ask the school for its own GCSE and IGCSE results.
When was Odyssey House School last inspected?
Odyssey House School is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) rather than Ofsted. Its most recent ISI inspection was a routine inspection in July 2026.
How many pupils go to Odyssey House School?
Odyssey House School has around 33 pupils on roll.
Does Odyssey House School have specialist SEN provision?
Odyssey House School is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
How do I apply to Odyssey House School?
Odyssey House 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 Odyssey House School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 10 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt. 2 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 Wokingham is 7 (the median across 85 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Odyssey House School?
Odyssey House School is at Buckhurst Court, London Road, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG40 1PA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)