Tadley Court School, Tadley
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Tadley Court School excels at building positive relationships that help pupils who have found previous education challenging to quickly re-engage with learning. The school combines a broad, ambitious curriculum with excellent therapeutic support and a wide range of enrichment activities that develop pupils' confidence, independence and understanding of the wider world. Staff skilfully manage behaviour with calm, consistent approaches that help pupils thrive and achieve increasingly well.
Key Strengths
- Exceptional behaviour and positive relationships between staff and pupils based on mutual respect and trust
- Broad and ambitious curriculum with pupils achieving increasingly well and gaining meaningful qualifications
- Excellent pastoral and therapeutic care with consistent, sensitive support that prevents and de-escalates issues
- Strong focus on reading across the curriculum with new phonics programme implementation
- Impressive range of enrichment activities including clubs, trips, community experiences and pupil leadership opportunities that develop confidence and independence
Areas for Improvement
- Checks on pupils' learning are sometimes not precise enough to pre-empt misconceptions before moving on
- Phonics programme is in early stages and not yet helping all pupils who need reading support as effectively as it could
- Staff need to ensure all pupils' understanding and retention of key knowledge is checked so they can apply learning to future tasks
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with clear procedures and a strong, positive culture that prioritises pupils' interests.
Extracurricular Activities
School council, fundraising for local charities, community activities (shopping, using public transport), work experience including school café, library visits, school trips
Tadley Court School is an independent special school for pupils with autism and associated needs. The school has high expectations for academic and personal development, with most pupils showing rapid re-engagement with learning and improved attendance.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
Yes
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
87%
Available places
77 pupils
89 capacity
12 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Tadley
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Tadley
Admissions Demand - Hampshire
Places available
15,423
Applications
14,221
Got 1st preference
90.9%
Got preferred school
97.7%
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