Tadley Court School, Tadley

Special
Other independent special school
Mixed
Ages 419

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Matthew Robinson
Pupils:77 / 89 capacity
LA:Hampshire
Phone:01189817720
Address:Tadley Common Road, Tadley, RG26 3TB
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open
Opened:6 April 2006

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 1 year ago
-

Overall

Inspected 16 September 2025View full report
URN:131531
UKPRN:10018174
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:North West Hampshire
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

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

Getting There

Bus Stops

Barlow Park FC (W-bound)
244m · 4 min walk
Tadley Common Road (W-bound)
366m · 6 min walk
Church Road (N-bound)
514m · 8 min walk
Bethany Oaks (adj)
571m · 9 min walk
Wessex Court (W-bound)
589m · 10 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

87%

Available places

77 pupils

89 capacity

12 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Tadley

High pressure
New homes approved:379
Projected new pupils:68

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Tadley

Admissions Demand - Hampshire

Low demand0.92x oversubscription

Places available

15,423

Applications

14,221

Got 1st preference

90.9%

Got preferred school

97.7%

Secondary admissions across Hampshire (2025/26)

Inspection History(8)

16 September 2025
20 September 2023
22 November 2022

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