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St Francis Special School

Special school in Fareham PO14 3BN

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  • School Reference Number: 116618
  • Address: Patchway Drive, Oldbury Way, Fareham PO14 3BN
  • Headteacher: Mrs Rachel Weldon
  • Telephone: 01329 512804
  • Website: hants.gov.uk
  • Managing Organisation: Federation of Heathfield and St Francis Schools
  • Type: Special schools
  • Sub-Type: Community special school
  • Phase: Not applicable
  • Pupil Capacity: 0
  • Local Education Authority: Hampshire
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 2 to 19
  • Admissions Policy: Not applicable

Further Information

Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 24/10/2012

Rating published on 16/11/2012

Overall effectiveness: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
14 June 2023 13 September 2023 School inspection
6 February 2018 2 March 2018 Short inspection
24 October 2012 16 November 2012 Full inspection Good
21 September 2010 13 October 2010 Full inspection Satisfactory
12 March 2008 3 April 2008 Full inspection Good
21 June 2004 15 October 2004 Full inspection

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Information on this page is sumarised from two sources: EduBase, which is the government database of schools in England and Wales, and Ofsted, which is responsible for inspecting schools and educational establishments in England. You can view the full, unedited data from these providers below. Ofsted data will only be available for currently active registrations and recently closed registrations.

Unique Reference Number116618
Local Authority Code850
Local Authority NameHampshire
Establishment Number7033
School / College NameSt Francis Special School
Establishment Type Code07
Establishment typeCommunity special school
Establishment Type Group Code5
Establishment Type GroupSpecial schools
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code00
Reason establishment openedNot applicable
Open date
Reason Establishment Closed Code00
Reason establishment closedNot applicable
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 0
Phase of educationNot applicable
Age range Low2
Age range High19
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionHas Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code1
Official sixth formHas a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code00
Religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code0
Admissons policyNot applicable
School capacity
Special Classes Code1
Special classesHas Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils107
Number of Boys72
Number of Girls35
Percentage Free School Meals42.50
Trust School Flag Code0
Trust School Flag Not applicable
Trusts Code
Academy trust or Trust
School Sponsor FlagNot applicable
Academy sponsor
Federation FlagSupported by a federation
Federations Code17809
FederationFederation of Heathfield and St Francis Schools
UKPRN10017640
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date16-01-2025
StreetPatchway Drive
LocalityOldbury Way
Address3
TownFareham
County (name)Hampshire
PostcodePO14 3BN
Websitehttp://www.hants.gov.uk
Telephone01329512804
Headteacher/Principal titleMrs
Headteacher/Principal first nameRachel
Headteacher/Principal last nameWeldon
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHeadteacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provisionNot applicable
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeJ
Government Office RegionSouth East
District CodeE07000087
DistrictFareham
Ward CodeE05015664
WardAvenue
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001263
Parliamentary ConstituencyHamble Valley
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE10000014
Easting455430
Northing105969
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Fareham 009
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Fareham 009B
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code917
Previous local authorityPre LGR (1997) Hampshire
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN100062406742
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02004735
LSOA CodeE01022741
Free School Meals34
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN116618
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/116618
LAESTAB8507033
School nameSt Francis Special School
Ofsted phaseSpecial
Type of educationCommunity Special School
School open dateN/A
Admissions policyNot applicable
Sixth formHas a sixth form
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionSouth East
RegionSouth East
Local authorityHampshire
Parliamentary constituencyFareham and Waterlooville
Multi-academy trust UIDN/A
Multi-academy trust nameN/A
Academy sponsor UIDN/A
Academy sponsor nameN/A
PostcodePO14 3BN
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile2
Total number of pupils107
Statutory lowest age2
Statutory highest age19
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspection10268992
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of the ungraded inspection116618
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspection8507033
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionSt Francis Special School
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionCommunity Special School
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspection2
Date of latest ungraded inspection15/06/2023
Ungraded inspection publication date12/09/2023
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?No
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeSchool remains Good
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspectionITS405654
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Inspection type groupingS5 Inspection
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date24/10/2012
Publication date16/11/2012
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection116618
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8507033
School name at time of latest graded inspectionSt Francis Special School
School type at time of latest graded inspectionCommunity Special School
Current school type used for chart C6Maintained school
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationN/A
Behaviour and attitudesN/A
Personal developmentN/A
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?N/A
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection numberITS357992
Previous inspection start date21/09/2010
Previous publication date13/10/2010
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection116618
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8507033
School name at time of previous graded inspectionSt Francis Special School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionCommunity Special School
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness3
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provisionGood
Previous sixth form provisionGood

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