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Saxon Wood School

Special school in Basingstoke, Hampshire. Good (May 2023).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 23 May 2023, report published 10 July 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.

Grades for each area
AreaGrade
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood
Safeguarding effectiveYes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around May 2027

The last inspection was in May 2023. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby special schools

  1. 1.6 milesLimington House School

    Special, Basingstoke, Hampshire

    Standards maintained (Apr 2025)

  2. 1.6 milesMaple Ridge School

    Special, Basingstoke, Hampshire

    Report card, Jun 2026: 7 expected

  3. 1.8 milesDove House Academy

    Special, Basingstoke, Hampshire

    Standards maintained (Feb 2025)

  4. 2.1 milesChiltern Way Academy Basingstoke

    Special, Basingstoke, Hampshire

    Inadequate (Mar 2022) Special measures

  5. 2.2 milesChiltern Way Academy Austen

    Special, Basingstoke, Hampshire

    No overall grade. Quality of education good (Feb 2025)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.